Taming the Pirate — Ruth Owen

He whispered words of sin and promise in her ear...

When Laurie Palmer heated his blood with the golden lure of her gaze and the wanton heat of her smile, she stirred to life the appetites of investigator Gabe Ramirez's buccaneer ancestors! She'd trade her secrets for one kiss from his brigand's lips, but once he knew why she was on the run, would he betray the woman he'd vowed would never escape his arms?

In this steamy tale of a sexy swashbuckler who lives by his own rules and seduces his lady with tender savagery, Ruth Owen has created a hero who'd risk anything for the precious treasure of one woman's love--but can his courage keep her safe?