Rory is nothing if not stubbornly persistent!Although Madelaine had successfully escaped him - and yes, he knows that's exactly what had happened - he can't let her go. After all, he knows better than anyone he has a lot to make up for.But as he uses his vast resources and sets in the hunt to find her, following her back to her hometown in Freeport, he discovers along the way a sinister plot is unhatching around her with the real possibility it could do her harm.Now he wields his infamous tenacity, determination, and clever brain to not only thwart the plot and protect her, but to set into motion one of his own making in order to gently win her over.For most men this is a tall order ... but not for Rory O'Dell.