Rose in the Shadows — Catherine Wyatt

The promise of excitement

Kate Warne found herself well suited to her job as a Pinkerton operative--using her deductive reasoning and well-trained eye for details. But she could not deduce why her handsome colleague Alec Dalton treated her so harshly. Could it be more than the natural reluctance of an arrogant man to work with any woman? She knew full well the meaning of that probing gaze that left her feeling more than mildly intoxicated, but it wasn't until his lips claimed her in a searing kiss that she truly understood the full force of his passion, and the promise it offered...

She was dangerous

Alec Dalton did not relish the idea of working with a woman. Especially this woman. She was a dangerous temptation--long silky brown hair that cascaded over sensuous curves. But he would never refuse a case because of her. Alec would find a way to make this inquisitive female see his side of things, even if it meant holding her in his urgent embrace and love her into passionate abandon...