Used to roughing it, Taylor Travini had no desire for protection and no fear of being alone in a foreign country. She and her twin brother were experienced travelers. But now Terry had vanished in Chile, and in searching for him Taylor found a world of trouble. Offering to help was a gray-eyed stranger in a grungy Santiago bar.

Rafe Maguire had seen too much. His years with the Army Rangers had hardened him, along with the deaths of his wife and child. He'd turned mercenary, training soldiers of whomever would pay. But though his hands were lethal weapons, they could never kill his past---just as Rafe could never snuff his instinct to protect. And this tall blonde needed more than just a strong arm.

An independent beauty and a war-weary veteran, both Taylor and Rafe had a lot to learn. And with a kiss as incendiary as the plot in which they found themselves embroiled, the pair would start by discovering life isn't worth living when you can MAKE NO PROMISES.