Banishing Shadows — Lorna Jean Roberts

Fear is an emotion Kayla Sinclair is all too familiar with. An assault four months ago left her shaken, traumatized, scared of her own shadow. But now she's determined to fight back. She's taking control of her life, standing on her own two feet...which would be so much easier if Cord Marsden hadn't swept back into her world, knocking her feet right out from under her. Sexy as sin, dominant and bossy-he's the one man she's always been wildly attracted to, and the one man she'll never trust with her heart. Not again.

Cord has returned home with one thing on his mind. Seducing Kayla. Two years ago he ran out on her, and she's haunted him ever since. Memories of her sweet taste, her luscious scent and her innocent touch fill his dreams. He's come back, determined to win her trust and her love. And he'll allow no one, neither Kayla nor whoever's threatening her, to get in his way.