Beautiful, quiet, and strong-these words hardly begin to describe Emma Ward. Orphaned at only twelve, she grew up with a deadly secret and learned to hide it. Now twenty-four years old and possessing the title of special agent, she is more determined to learn the truth than she realizes. Her world is about to change, and her partner, Liam Fuller, is the only person she can rely on. But when her emotions begin to create problems, she must choose between love and life-especially because the life in question is not her own.