With her pink hearse, her six-foot "travel clock", her swinging seventy-plus "grandmother" and her strangely sketchy past, beautiful new house-sitter Mitch Cuddy definitely stood out in Patrick Drake's exclusive residential neighborhood. Pretty Mitch's dubious distinctions aroused Patrick's nose for news, while her irresistible womanly attributes aroused another part of him altogether.

As Patrick sniffed for the truth behind Mitch's elaborate evasiveness, he caught the unmistakable scent of danger. His curiosity mounted...as did his desire. What was this wide-eyed innocent hiding? And why was she so terrified of the potent chemistry between them? No doubt about it, there was something special going on...something sexy, and something mighty suspicious.