Reclusive Jennifer Graham kept her nose in her ledgers-until she became the reluctant star witness against an illegal adoption ring. Terrified of notoriety, uncertain of the truth, she hotfooted it to Brazil--and suddenly found herself kidnapped by a mysterious stranger! Why had raven-haired Dominic Laino "imprisoned" her in a luxurious Copacabana condo?

Dominic wanted revenge against the man Jennifer could incriminate, and she was going to be his bait. Meanwhile, though, how would he pass the time with his bewildered hostage? To his amazement, the pulsing beat of Rio soon transformed prison into paradise . . . and turned his bashful bookkeeper into a femme fatale eager for his heated embrace!