Attorney Faith Lawton steps outside the courthouse. Shots ring out from a nearby rooftop. The concrete around Faith explodes with expended bullets as a pair of strong arms pulls her back into the building.... Faith Lawton welcomes the strong embrace of chief of detectives Adam Guthrie–for the moment. His fast actions save her life. But it's nothing personal. They're adversaries in the courtroom and out–in spite of their often sexually charged exchanges. Now Adam's convinced she was the target, and that the shooter may strike again. Despite her protests, he's out to find the gunman. And until he does, Adam isn't about to let her go...