An enthralling new novel of romance and passion by the author of themulti-million copy bestsellers Love's Avenging Heart and Love's WildestPromise.Young Serena Foster daydreamed of love and wondered when it would happen toher. Suddenly tragedy struck and her parents were killed leaving her totallyalone ... with young Rory Clendenning. He too was alone and searching forsomething. Their one night together was a passionate affair, a mutualgrasping for dreams and ideals. It was a first affair ... In the cold lightof morning it seemed this brief blaze of passion was not meant to lastforever. And when Serena then met the ruggedly handsome and sophisticatedDarrel Quick all of her concepts of love and romance became a mélange ofemotions that tormented her mind and teased her body ... Into her confusedlife now came the shattering experience of being sadistically humiliated,beaten and raped by brutal men who held her captive ... with no hope ofsurvival. Despite her misery and pain Serena was able to gain control ofherself and see the qualities of the kind of love that she had experiencedwith Rory and Darrel. In the midst of such anguish and violence she hadfound a new vision of her destiny as a woman. But could she escape herhideous and deadly captors? And would it be Rory, or Darrel, or stillanother man who'd finally join her in her quest for a love that would beforever ... and more?