Feel the thrill of unexpected passion between strangers in the night in this New York Times bestselling story collection from Linda Howard. In “Lake of Dreams,” Thea Marlow had encountered her soul mate in the depths of her overpowering, frightening dreams. Now, on the shores of a country lake, the stranger comes to her in the flesh—and lures her into a timeless love. Then, Sheriff Jackson Brody knows folks get a little crazy under a full bayou moon in “Blue Moon.” But on the trail of a scorching murder mystery, it’s the lawman himself who succumbs to the spell of a beautiful, mysterious stranger. Finally, in “White Out,” Hope Bradshaw offers shelter to a stranger during a blizzard—and an instant, hungry passion flares between them. When a radio bulletin warns of a dangerous escaped convict, her blood runs cold: has desire blinded her to the risks of trusting a man who is an expert at covering his tracks?