Marcus Borden is used to power and control. Raised in a tough, criminal environment, Borden leaves town and returns four years later, mysteriously rich and unrecognizable. And all his thoughts are focused on one woman. The woman he never had. Suffering from his crushing loss and consumed by rage and guilt, Borden's world plunges into darkness. A fiercely independent woman, Emma Warne knows all about the difficulties of life. She's spent most of her life fending for herself, and the last thing she wants is to end up in the world of the notorious criminal Marcus Borden - a dangerous man feared and hated by the entire town. But the more she pushes him away, the more often he comes back, invading her life and stripping her of the control she clings to. After Borden sets his sights on her, Emma can't go anywhere, and what she doesn't expect is that she You may not want to. Warning. This is not a love triangle. The book contains fairly crude sexual scenes, violence and language that may be offensive.