More than ten years ago, Roman Calder had a searingly passionate affair with his best friend's sister. Augustine Spencer was driving him crazy and he couldn't think of anything else. The fire of their passion was matched only by the heat of their arguments. Frightened by the rapidity of the relationship, Roman broke it off, focusing on more important things: his career and the promotion of his best friend, Zach Hayes, to the White House. Tina Spencer is known in Washington as the President's secret weapon. Luxurious and incredibly smart, Tina easily handles the press. No one dares to cross the path of a woman known to everyone for her iron will. But many years ago, a man melted her heart and then broke it. Despite this, they are now forced to work together, and she can't get him out of her head. When a dangerous investigation leads them to London, the heat between them becomes unbearable. Unraveling the tangle of an international conspiracy, they fall more and more in love with each other. But faced with a killer, will they fight for a chance to be together or will they let the sins of their past keep them apart forever?