Reluctant heir to the Controllership of the planet Dilor, Tarl preferred the danger of working undercover to the drudgery of attending state functions. Yet he never dared hope that his midnight forays would land him in the room with a naked stranger who also happened to be armed. Determined to free her world, Marna had traveled to Dior with her own secret agenda--one that didn't plan on being seduced.

Determined to free her people, Mama had traveled to Diloran with her own secret agenda. And her plans didn't include being seduced by the first hard-bodied man she encountered. Although the enchanting beauty refused to forget her mission, she couldn't deny the ache Tarl roused in her. But the more Mama longed to surrender to unending bliss, the more she feared she was betraying everything she held dear.