Detective Diego Sandoval is being reprimanded for using threats to get information out of criminals on his city beat. To make him cool it for a while, he is assigned to the small town of Diablo Glen. Not only does he resent the move, he is ordered to play it by the book as he solves the ongoing rash of thefts.

Jade Carson decorates her Christmas tree and wraps presents hoping that her wicked cat Persephone will not shred the lot. She has a history of vandalizing Christmas decor... Jade's sisters Ruby and Beryl try to set her up with a blind date but she says that the empowerment courses she teaches make her sufficient without a man. However this is a cover-up for the fact that Jade would indeed enjoy some male company, but as librarian in a small town knows everyone and does not find anyone attractive.

The ongoing thefts of ladies' underwear is referred to as the Panty Thief and while people consider it a prank, it is clear that a crime like this could escalate into a sex crime or a homeowner could surprise the burglar and be harmed. So the local mayor has asked for an assigned police officer to deal with the matter. When Jade's lingerie drawers are rifled and her intimate apparel strewn around her home - and in odd places outside - Diego arrives to inspect the crime scene and Jade finds the unattached city detective extremely hot. Studying her silk scanties, Diego admits to himself that if he wasn't on duty, he'd like to examine more than the evidence.

This tale by Tawny Weber does not take itself too seriously and the cat Persephone is a great character, causing endless mayhem and distracting us from the serious matters in the sub-plots. Two young people with interesting lives are pushed together and we hope it won't be just for Christmas.

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