Amanda Martin has the worst taste in men. After being cheated on not once, but twice, she's lost all faith in men ... and in herself. Determined to regain her confidence, Amanda decides to have a one-night stand. No relationship, no promises, no threat of being hurt again ... just hot, indulgent sex. What she doesn't anticipate is meeting a handsome-as-sin stranger who gives her pleasure unlike she's ever known. Joe Sterling has spent his life avoiding the relationships his former career hadn't allowed for. He's come home to Texas to let go of the past and prove he's more than the killer he was trained to be. When Amanda's life is threatened, Joe's instincts are tested while Amanda struggles to protect her heart. Will they succumb to their overwhelming desire, or lose it all by letting the past dictate their future?