"SECRETS UNDER THE SURFACE

Medical examiner Kristin Alberghetti is stunned when her partner on a new case turns out to be gorgeous playboy Malloy Cavanaugh. The cold-case detective has a rep for charming the clothes off every woman...except her! But Kristin needs to keep a cool head when long-buried bodies are uncovered in a cacti nursery.

Malloy has no plans to change his bachelor lifestyle, until reclusive Kristin catches his eye. Something about this case - and his beautiful colleague - touches his heart. But can a flowering romance survive the rigours of a brutal case and its infinite dangers?