Book excerpt: PLAYING WITH FIRE Devil-may-care detective Jared Cavanaugh dove intohis undercover assignment—investigating a moneylaunderingoperation in a popular restaurant—butworking in close proximity to his beautiful “boss” wassweet torture. With her killer looks and cool attitude,restaurant manager Maren Minnesota was proving tobe Jared's most irresistible challenge yet.The new man on her staff was tempting, but Marenhad worked too hard for her independence to have ashort-lived fling with the charmer. Especially when shediscovered who he really was and the threat he posedto her livelihood. Could Jared convince Maren thattheir passionate connection was the real thing?