Summary
On the surface, beautiful, sweet Shay and dark, dangerous Tanner have little in common. He's a suspicious big city cop come home to help out at his family's ranch. She's a bleeding heart do-gooder working for an environmental conservancy that acquires and protects old ranches.
When the suspicious death of Tanner's uncle at his ranch throws the two opposites together, tempers flair and sparks fly. While they have trouble seeing eye to eye, Shay and Tanner agree on one thing: they need to uncover the truth.
Combining their unique skills--Shay's sweet personality and town connections and Tanner's experience--the unlikely pair share more than a few long nights in the pursuit of justice. Before they know it, the friction tthey share turns to heat, igniting a burning love neither ever expected to find.
A passion this intense cannot last. But when Shay is put in danger, Tanner realizes he'll give up just about anything to protect her. But will he have to sacrifice his life to save hers
Elizabeth Lowell is actually a pen name for the real person named Ann Charters Maxwell. Maxwell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1944. She was educated at the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Riverside, where she received a B.A. in 1966. She married Evan Maxwell, a journalist, on September 4, 1966. They have published numerous novels together including The Silk Strategy, The Ruby, Steal the Sun, Redwood Empire, and The Golden Mountain.
Maxwell started her writing career in 1975 with the science fiction novel Change. She has written over 60 novels and one non-fiction book. The novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery to suspense. She has written under numerous pen names including A. E. Maxwell, Annalise Sun, and Lowell Charters. In 1982, she began publishing romance novels as Elizabeth Lowell. She was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 1994, Romance Writers of America Best Historical Romance in 1994, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. Her title Beautiful Sacrifice made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012.
(Bowker Author Biography)