Special Effects — Jo Leigh

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION.. .

When Catlin Clark arrived in Natchez, Mississippi, to assist the producer of a TV movie, she was impressed by the way the locale had been transformed to resemble the Civil War era. Storefronts had been painted in the style of the 1860s. Women in hoop skirts swept down the streets, passing men in Confederate gray jackets. Romance lingered on the set, along with the heady scent of magnolias and tea roses.

Catlin had to keep reminding herself that they were filming a movie -- especially when she caught sight of Luke McKeever. With chiseled good looks, deep blue eyes and a tall, muscular physique, Luke had the charisma of a movie star. But he was the special effects man, the crew member who created the illusions of flying bullets and exploding cannonballs.

From the moment they met, Luke had a special effect on Catlin's heart. Sparks seemed to fly whenever he was near. But Catlin had known men like McKeever . . . great-looking guys who broke women's hearts into tiny pieces. She had to play it cool and keep things on a professional basis -- before Luke started a fire that threatened to burn out of control.