Silken Caress — Rene J. Garrod

TOO BRAZEN TO TRUST
Ever since her former fiance had ruined her good name, flaxen-haired Nicollette Barrington had vowed she'd never be vulnerable to a man's charms again. Advertising herself as a shady lady, the young innocent drugged her patrons, pocketed their cash -- and kept her virtue intact. Then she met handsome, rugged Lee Carson, and the scheming beauty couldn't quench the fire that he ignited in her blood. It was too dangerous for Nicollette to feel a thing for Lee...but she couldn't deny the all-consuming heat of her flaming desire.

TOO GORGEOUS TO BELIEVE
Broad, towering Lee Carson hadn't gotten close to another person ever since his partner had double-crossed him. Still, when he looked into the sparkling depths of Nicollette's blue eyes, the russet-haired loner wanted to embrace her and tell her his life's story. The lusty male immediately stopped the feeling before it took hold and figured he'd tumble the alluring wench like every woman he'd met before -- then leave her cold. But the muscular man never counted on the willowy minx with the sapphire gaze tricking him into wanting to possess her forever, making him yield to her Silken Caress.