Descendant of a line of Romanian gypsies Marie Gabor uses both truth and legend to create a persona that will fool even the most jaded of men When the family heirloomthe gold armbandis stolen by the longfeuding family from the old country shell do whatever she can to get it back including work for Hawk Elite Security the very men who are supposed to be guarding the amuletMalcolm Daniels has dealt with lying cheating women before so when Marie steps into Hawk Elite to work he sees right through her facade to the woman with secrets and a sly hand But the more he works with her the harder it is to ignore just how much he likes she thinks outside the box she faces danger with courage andhellshes gorgeous He wants her but doesnt trust herThe stakes are raised when her plan to acquire the armband goes awry Life becomes a commodity paid to the highest bidder But will Malcolm be willing to pay such a high price