Arizona journalist Kelly Taylor's heart shattered when her husband died in a plane crash. Only then she learned he had a child, abandoned in a Venezuelan orphanage. Determined to rescue the little boy, she turned to undercover agent Logan McCord for help. He had also been kidnapped as a child and was still scarred from the harrowing incident. As a single woman, Kelly knew she didn't stand a chance of being able to legally adopt her husband's child in Venezuela. Now she hoped that Logan's own tragic experience would convince him not only to help her, but also marry her.

Soon, Kelly and Logan begin a perilous liaison, joined in a sham marriage that arouses an irresistible desire. And together, they confront a maelstrom of secrets and danger, where an innocent child and a cruel killer are eagerly waiting.