SHE WAS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE...

In war-torn San Simeon, Nikki Kydd is nothing but trouble - and everything Josh Rios wants. He hadn't minded the trouble, until the green-eyed angel found her way into his heart. When he orders her back to the States, the wild young beauty runs out on him, and he'll pay the devil's own price to find her.

AND EVERYTHING HE WANTED.

With her mother imprisoned in San Simeon, no force on earth can make Nikki leave the country, not even the man she loves. With her back against the wall, she makes her own bargain with the devil, and prays she and Josh won't both pay the price. Will her reckless betrayal destroy the passion she and Josh shared one hot, tropical night...or is one night never enough for two souls entwined by fate?

DATELINE: KYDD AND RIOS originally published by Bantam Loveswept 1990 

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