Vanessa Cole came to Minnesota to chase a story and stay alive long enough to tell it. She did not come for him. But when a dangerous night in a hotel bar forces her into the arms of a stranger to survive, something ignites between them that neither of them is prepared for. By morning he is gone, leaving nothing but a note and a memory she cannot shake. When fate throws them together again inside a police station, she discovers the stranger is Xavier Reyes, Mayor of Minnesota and the most controlled man she has ever met. He offers her protection in exchange for her skills. She has no choice but to say yes. By day she is his secretary. By night they hunt the most dangerous criminal network in the state together and explore every desire possible. But the closer they get to the truth the harder it becomes to deny what is growing between them, and the truth they uncover will threaten to destroy everything including each other.