One summer evening, a reckless act of love changed her life forever...Now nine years later, Cassie Wortham has returned to Louisiana, to the lush home of her parents, to the roots left behind in the wake of desperate acts. She's been living a nightmare since she left. Now she feels safe enough to come home.But is she safe from Austin McQuire? The man she brazenly seduced. The man who gave her a son he doesn't know exists. He's still as sexy and disturbing as ever...and still as forbidden.The danger arrives in Louisiana--a violent man determined to have Cassie and her son for his own. Terrified and alone with her secrets, now Cassie must risk everything to protect her son by turning to the only man who can save--or damn--them both. The man who first gave her love...one summer evening.
