"Desire brought them together; tragedy may tear them apart... Lucian and Lia attempt to deal with the aftermath of the violent attack on her by her stepfather. As events unfold in their lives, Lia finds that she can no longer be patient with the man that she loves, because his secrets are slowly driving a wedge between them. Lucian cannot deny that he's fallen in love with the brave and beautiful woman who has lived a life of horror. He wants nothing more than to protect her, but soon realizes that he may be the person who will hurt her the most. To be together, they'll have to fight demons from their past that threaten to destroy them"--Page 4 of cover.