Who needs love? Not Anna Prescott . . . she says. A smart successful woman of substance she is willing to be a friend to Gavin Mathis who plays pro football for the Detroit Lions and is the finest specimen of the African-American male she s ever laid eyes on. Gavin s been tight with her brother Wesley for so long he s almost family. So Anna s happy when she can help Gavin out of a personal jam -- and the fact that he s setting fires inside her has nothing to do with it. Gavin feels the heat too but he can t trust himself to love Anna. Her folks who ve always been good to him would be enraged. Besides if he marries he s afraid he ll become an irresponsible deadbeat like his dad who just dumped Gavin s little brother on the ballplayer s doorstep. But sparks are definitely flying and this sexy lady s got his heart pumping like mad -- and it s telling him to go for it . . . and to hell with the consequences.