As children, identical cousins Anastasia and Brenna Colby swore always to protect each other. Now that Anastasia's beloved parents have died, she has come to live with Brenna, and Brenna's father, whose raging temper has locked his daughter into a life of fear.
Anastasia soon realises that her uncle is involved in a sinister scheme that places both young women in deadly danger. Fearing most of all for her cousin, Anastasia turns to the only help she can think of, the man who holds the reins to her considerable fortune - the fascinating, enigmatic Damen Lockewood, Marquess of Sheldrake. From the moment Anastasia and Damen meet, blazing passion flares between them. But in the face of overwhelming peril - and threats on Anastasia's life - thoughts of love cannot be indulged. Not unless the mystery that entraps them is solved will they at last be able to pursue the future their feeling command them to share.
