The Fire Within — Laine Allen

In one breath he scares her witless, rescues her from tumbling off a cliff, and silkily tries to seduce her! To waitress Cara Chandler, flagrantly sensual millionaire Lou Capelli is a man to avoid. Yet her mischievous, matchmaking boss repeatedly hurls them together.

Whether playing tennis or volleying insults, Cara and Lou strike sparks off each other, kindling the blaze of a whirlwind marriage. Then, just as abruptly, Cara's secrets... and Lou's hidden vulnerability ... make a sham of their wedded bliss, twisting ecstasy into rage, tenderness into torment. Will the fire within them purify their passion ... or utterly consume their love?