The two men in Madeline's life so far — her late husband Joe and her boss, Adrian — had been kind and uncomplicated, both only wanting to cherish and look after her. But now another man had come surging into her life — Nicholas Vitale. Handsome, dynamic, irresistibly attractive, he was utterly unlike anyone she had met before — and he was neither gentle nor kind, still less did he want to protect her. In getting so far out of her depth with this man, was Madeline doing.