After years of searching, Zack Gordon had finally found Barbara. But she was a stranger now - a gaunt shadow of the vibrant woman he had married. This Barbara had been scarred forever by her cruel kidnapper, and she had a child - but was it his child? A lifetime ago, Barbara had longed for the refuge of her husband's arms. Now too many secrets and nightmares lay between them, and danger was closing in. She had to get away again, but Zack wouldn't let her go. And she wasn't strong enough to resist what his slightest touch would make her want.