One rookie investigator. Plus one curvaceous single-mother. Equal a lethal and undeniable attraction.

All Chuck Layton wants is to prove himself to his new partners at Bluegrass Security. His newest—and most perilous case—will do just that. Given the opportunity to finally get down and dirty, he's ready to take his career to the next level. But when a routine haircut gives him more information than he expected, Chuck is torn between desire and duty.

Widowed salon owner Nita Brown will do anything for her son—despite the trouble he keeps landing himself in. After all, it's been tricky raising a son on her own. When the sexy security guy brings news she's not ready for, Nita's torn between maternal love and newfound lust. Traveling down unexpected paths of passion, Chuck and Nita work together to uncover the truth about her son while unleashing pleasure they've never known before. Can they navigate this road of lethal love...