Seven years after her disastrous marriage to the violent, abusive Marc ended, Lisa is still living in fear. And when he is released from prison, her terror grows still greater. When her daughter disappears, presumed kidnapped, Lisa needs the support of Fergus, the man she is going to marry. Why, then, does she turn instead to a complete stranger? She knows nothing about Alex Miles, but he holds a strange attraction for her. She feels soothed by his presence, as if only he understands what she is going through. But how can she be feeling this way, when she is engaged to another man?