Taking the Heat (Shadow Stalkers Book 2)
From Sylvia Day, the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Crossfire novels, comes <i>Taking the Heat</i>, a novella of the Shadow Stalkers--where men in uniform are trained to enforce the rules. Out of uniform, those rules are made to be broken.<br><br><br><i>He had three days to fix everything. Three days to remind her of how good they were together. She was a captive audience...<br></i><br><br>Layla Creed and Deputy US Marshal Brian Simmons have a history that is as hot and heartbreaking as it is unforgettable. Now their paths have crossed once again. This time things are twice as hot. Layla--a protected witness--has to come out of hiding and testify in a sensational murder trial. But as far as Brian's concerned, there's an even more pressing problem.<br><br><br>Once Layla testifies she'll get sucked back into the Witness Protection Program. A new identity, a new location, a new occupation--and a new inspector to check up on her. In other words, out of his life forever. There is one more option--take Layla and go on the run. Rekindling what they once had should be easy. But a stranger in their shadow has plans of his own, forcing Brian and Layla to risk everything in the name of love.