Worth the Wait — Katherine D. Jones

Former basketball player Kevin DePalma has settled into his new live in the witness protection program in Memphis, but he can't forget the attraction he felt toward FBI agent Maria Thomas. It wasn't too long ago that Maria rescued him from a Chilean drug cartel and left an imprint on hi heart.
When Maria heads to Tennessee for an undercover assignment to infiltrate a Russian gun-selling operation, the last person she expects to see is Kevin, although he has never been far from her thoughts. Forced to pretend they are lovers as part of Maria's cover, they soon discover their feelings are very real. But as the danger increases, will they be willing to risk their lives in order to save their love?