While investigating the attempted murder against beloved partriarch Joe Colton, hardened P.I. Austin McGrath made his own earth-shattering discovery that he had an undeniable attraction to elusive beauty Rebecca Powell. This world-weary widower thought he knew women. But little did he know that his impromptu partner was guarding a secret as closely as her virginity. What would it take to bring the Colton foster daughter out of her shell and into his arms? Well, dammit, he was about to find out! After all, secrets were his specialty!