THE HUNTED… Nuclear physicist Kate MacAlister had made a valuable scientific breakthrough and someone wanted her formula badly enough to kill for it…. But staging her disappearance only brought her face-to-face with Roman D'Amato—the enigmatic man who'd broken her heart years ago. Now, it seemed the only way to keep one step ahead of the dangerous men on her trail—and keep her research safe—was to join forces with Roman, the stalwart bodyguard who made her pulse race. But solving the clues to the perilous puzzle that only brought them closer together seemed less daunting than facing the feelings provoked by Roman's tender touch….