After being shot three times in the chest and left for dead by his last lover, Jake Duquesne decides the middle of nowhere is a good place to recuperate. And it's perfect…until someone decides to sneak up on him, gun drawn and cocked. Unfortunately for his would-be assailant, Jake's ability to overpower is legendary — in more ways than one.

Waking up handcuffed to a strange bed wasn't part of Katarzyna Delaney's plans to heal after being jilted at the altar for the third time. Jake's dark sensuality, however, makes her realize plans should be flexible. Even without a wedding, she decides she can still have all the intense sexual perks of a honeymoon — and there's no one more intense than Jake.