Ashley Dane, modeling the Tyler emeralds, is lured into the Everglades swamp by a lecherous camera man. She manages to escape, just to witness a murder. The runs again, straight into the arms of Eric Hawk, half-Seminole and brother-in-law of Wendy Hawk from Pozzessere's Angel of Mercy. Eric's also got someone after him, the guy who shot Eric's wife and Wendy's husband. Meanwhile, Eric and Ashley fight, bicker, and fall in love. That's a lot to fit in a slim Silhouette romance novel, so the action is very fast-paced and so is the crackling romance. In the way that people who have known each other less than an hour (awake) are suddenly unable to keep their hands off each other, while also not liking or trusting each other even a little. I mean, I get that the limit on page-count doesn't really allow an author to build an authentic relationship, so I can excuse that. I can also really appreciate the Seminole history that Pozzessere manages to impart in the text. I would rate this as above average for a Silhouette romance, but below average if it was published by anyone else (except Harlequin). ( )