This Side of Paradise — Cinda Richards

What use could a nurse in a Pittsburgh clinic possibly have for a vice-squad detective who mistakes her for a crook, tackles her in a parking lot, then nicknames her "Hoppy" as she limps away? None, if she can help it!

But tall, tough Matthew Campbell thrives on defiance, and feisty Nurse Robin Petesson is aroused as well as riled by Matt's steamy glances. To their surprise, sweet, fierce passion swiftly overtakes them, briefly gilding them in splendor. It duty calls them hack to the darker side of urban life, where there's little chance for tenderness ... and less time for love ...