Alligator Alley

the long version

He moved like the cats he tracked, with stealth and silence. He was as dangerous as a 'gator with a grudge and as exciting as a hot jungle at night. Cassie Osborne would not have chosen to run into the one man who ruled the wilds of the Florida Everglades-but getting lost in the jungle hadn't been on her agenda either. More wild than civilized, Sam McCord had animal instincts that could lead her out of the 'Glades-when and if he was ready. Till then, Cassie was captive on a jungle trek, with a fever that had only one cure....