An unhappy marriage taught Terri Powers never to trust again. Instead, she put all her energy into developing her inner strength and independence--creating the successful New York advertising agency she'd always dreamed of. Then she meets handsome, strong--willed businessman Clinton Steele. Try as she might, Terri can't fight the sensual attraction between them--or the desperate hunger that fires her deepest passions... when everything is at stake? Neither Terri nor Clinton can ever imagine just how much is at risk. But when a stranger appears from Terri's forgotten past who calls himself a friend--his deception could destroy everything Terri has fought so hard to build. Now two wary hearts have to persevere, as long--buried secrets put Terri and Clinton's love to the most perilous test of all...