Was it the shock of the accident... or the driver himself who made her feel so faint, so vulnerable? Nicole Tanner had nearly been hit by the speeding Mercedes. How could she have known that the rugged slate-eyed man behind the wheel was none other than James Benton, infamous playboy, aircraft magnate, champion sailor--and her boss at the posh sailing school at Watch Point Yacht Club in a Massachusetts harbor town.

No one had ever been able to touch the iron-bound core of her passion -- until now, when this stranger dared to taste her lips before he even knew her name!