Allie Parker knows her best friend's death was no accident, but her quest to find the truth soon puts her in the wrong place -- at the worst possible time. An unwilling passenger on a boat carrying deadly cargo and dangerous men, Allies only hope is mysterious Jake Dawson, who warns her that she must play the role of his woman, if she wants to stay alive. Under any other circumstances, she would welcome the attentions of a man with Jake's powerful body and piercing dark eyes. But as Allie is forced to place her trust in the hands of a total stranger, she wonders if this desperate gamble will be her last.