Playing for Keeps — Marcia Evanick

REECE -- He Couldn't Resist a Woman Who Vowed She Did Her Best Work at Night....

For the past two years detective Reece Carpenter had solved the fake murder-mystery at the Montgomery clan's annual family reunion, infuriating the beautiful -- and competitive -- Tennessee Montgomery. But when he faced his tempting rival this time, all he wanted to win was her heart! Tennie had come prepared to beat her nemesis if it killed her -- but the wild flames in his eyes lit a fire in her blood that only his lips could satisfy.

His Kisses Burned Straight to Her Soul

Tricked into working as a team, Tennie and Reece struggled to prove who was the better sleuth, but the enforced closeness created a bigger challenge: to keep their minds on the case when they couldn't keep their hands off each other! Once the clues added up to a crime of passion, would they finally admit they were perfectly matched, that it was no longer war, but love?