Ever the conscientious and diligent executive assistant, Evelyn Hartman has always kept a clear line between her personal and business lives. That all ends tragically one night when she unintentionally sends her seductive and enigmatic employer, Gabriel Torres, a lighthearted note intended for a friend. Gabriel personally meets her at her door and offers a night of true closeness, rather than the anticipated rebuke.Evelyn is negotiating the complex feelings of an unexpected romance as their impromptu relationship grows. She is caught in a tornado of doubt after Gabriel makes his unexpected proposal. Is that another of his mysterious maneuvers, or is it a real offer? The two must face their greatest fears and wants in a passionate voyage of love and self-discovery as secrets from Gabriel's past surface and Evelyn's own sentiments change.