title: Intent to Seduce & A Glimpse of Fire: An Anthology
author:  Cara Summers 
description: Multi-award winning author Cara Summers loves writing for Blaze because it allows her to create strong, determined women and seriously sexy men who risk everything to achieve their goals. Its a dream job, says Cara. And she thanks her mom for first introducing her to Harlequin books. Visit Cara at www.carasummers.com.
zlib_text: Contents
  Title Page
  Dedication
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
  Chapter 10
  
  Chapter 11
  Chapter 12
  Chapter 13
  Chapter 14
  Chapter 15
  Chapter 16
  Chapter 17
  Chapter 18
  Chapter 19
  Chapter 20
  Chapter 21
  Chapter 22
  Chapter 23
  About the Author
  Also by Luanne Rice
  Praise for the Transcendent Novels of Luanne Rice
  A Preview of Summer's Child
  Now available in trade paperback Stone Heart
  And Look for Summer of Roses
  Copyright Page
  
  FOR THE QUIGLEYS
  Don, Muffin, Colleen, Tom 
  and especially Derek 
  with love and thanks
  
  Chapter 1
  The fire started in the tangled old wires behind the bathroom heater. At
  first there was no flame, only a core of intense heat. The wires' frayed
  insulation, gray weave with the texture of a man's jacket, began to smolder.
  One spark popped, then another. The orange line crackled to the panel
  board, causing a momentary blink of the house's microwave, stereo,
  television, and alarm clocks.
  In that instant the portable ph