He's the bad boy she always wanted.

She's the good girl that got away.

He'd know her anywhere. Johnny Ramos had just come off a tour of duty in Afghanistan to find Esmee Alden trolling the mean streets of Denver in red lace and leather. The smartest girl he ever knew turning tricks? Not even close. Esmee's in danger so deep, only Johnny can get her out--which is why the elite government operative is shadowing her every move. Esmee had everything planned down to the last detail: dressed in disguise, she'd recover a stolen painting and pay off her dad's ruthless bookie. Until Johnny Ramos, her high school crush, blows into town and nearly blows her cover. Now Esmee, a P.I. and an art- recovery expert, has a mother lode of bad guys on her trail...including the one bad boy she always wanted: Johnny. But passion will have to wait. Because when bullets start flying, suddenly they're on the run, playing it fast and loose--and heading straight into the line of fire....

From the Paperback edition.