Cat Miranda returns to her childhood home in Bisbee, Arizona, to take over her brother's art gallery following his untimely death. On her first night home, an intruder breaks in. Cat quickly realizes that she is being targeted by a murderer with links to an 8-foot tall painting in the gallery titled "Kissed." In her struggle to stay safe, Cat finds an ally in Miles Trevelyan, a charming visiting British scholar. The heat rises with more assaults on Cat and between Cat and Miles, too, as their feelings for each other grow. Can they discover what is behind the painting "Kissed" before Cat becomes the next victim? There's mystery, suspense, and romance in this Sonoran Desert Borderlands tale. Readers say of C.J. Shane's books:~an intriguing mix of history, mystery, romance, and contemporary adventure~a strong southwestern flavor, a reminder of the Tony Hillerman books about the Navajos and the Hopis