Talons of the Hawk — Jeanne Hines

SHE WORE THE JEWELS OF DEATH

Why was someone following her? She was a harmless American tourist simply enjoying the sights of Mexico City. Kerry Kendall could not understand it, but she knew that it was happening. The tall stranger who stalked her was real -- and dangerous.

But it wasn't until she was introduced to the exotic elite of Mexico's after-dark Guadalajara Club that she realized the enormity of her jeopardy. For around Kerry's neck was a pendant she'd bought from a street vendor...a pendant that drew her into the most threatening love affair of her life...a pendant that marked its wearer for death....

Dangerous Passion

“You're fond of jewels?” Kate asked, seeing him stare at her pendant.
“And the women who wear them,” he said.
“Oh? You're a collector?”
“Of both,” he answered softly.

He was tall, a powerful, intense man with dark hair and cold blue eyes, very cold. Kerry was drawn to him instantly, drawn helplessly like a moth to a flame. She knew nothing about him but it didn't seem to matter--