Rich, handsome attorney Sydney Van Allen is a rising star on the political horizon. So cool and controlled that colleagues have dubbed her "The Ice Queen", Sydney has built a fortified closet around every part of her being, including her heart. Lovely professor Faith Fitzgerald is a dedicated scholar and award-winning author. Engaged to Sydney's brother, Faith prays that this marriage will save her from the pain of the past, and the secret she dare not reveal. Thrown together by fate, these strong, independent women find themselves impassioned by a dangerous longing that threatens the very foundation of their carefully constructed lives and compels them to surrender - body and soul.