His lady-killer smile challenged her to come and get him. . . .

Max Ridell never started a fight he didn't finish, but when Grace O'Malley arrested him for defending himself against the town bully, he knew his visit to Hell, Texas, was sure to be interesting!

Intrigued by the blue-eyed stranger with the bad-boy looks, Grace couldn't resist checking him out . . . and keeping him under surveillance. Could this rogue of a Texas Ranger lasso a lady whose angel's kiss would charm the devil himself?

As hot as a brushfire on a Texas summer night, Eve Gaddy's wild and witty story thrusts an undercover lawman into the arms of a tenderhearted sheriff--and the showdown is not to be missed! He'd never planned on falling for a take-charge woman whose sexy grin tempted him to share his dreams, but could he make her believe her lips were a sweet taste of heaven?