Nighttime Guardian

Description for NIGHTTIME GUARDIAN by Amanda Stevens:

HE'D BELIEVED IN HER ONCE...

Years ago, Nathan Dallas had stood by young Shelby Westmoreland when she'd claimed a creature had risen from the river one foggy midnight. Townsfolk had accused Shelby of crying wolf, but she knew she'd seen something. And she never forgot Nathan.

AND SHE NEEDED HIM MORE THAN EVER

Shelby was all woman now -- and Nathan was back in town, under a cloud of scandal. His dark stare sent shivers of awareness and apprehension down her spine. But when wet footprints appeared and Shelby's belongings mysteriously moved or disappeared, Nathan answered her cry for help. With her elusive tormentor near, Nathan became Shelby's nighttime guardian... and keeper of her heart.

On the precipice between imminent danger and smoldering desire, the are,,, ON THE EDGE

Harlequin Intrigue #607, March, 2001.