Hot Touch — Deborah Smith

Rugged vet Paul Belue was part Clark Gable, part Cajun Gypsy, and all mouth-watering male, but when elegant, mysterious Caroline Fitzsimmons arrived to train his pet wolf for a movie, he vowed to drive the cool sorceress from his bayou mansion! She was bossy, conceited, a green-eyed hellion who could charm the most rebellious alligator and keep his owner up nights burning for her caress. But beneath her mesmerizing gaze lay hidden hurts that only he could soothe... if shed let him slip inside her soul and heal her. Caroline melted when he called her "chere " and longed to lie forever in the sweet sanctuary of his arms, but she had to resist the temptation of Paul's sizzling lips on hers. He'd never understand the gift that was her destiny--and her isolation--and she'd lose him when he knew the legacy she could never escape. Paul believed in magic and mystery, but on a sultry summer night, could his love ensnare his lady and lead her heart back home?