When PR specialist Stephanie Angel goes to close a lucrative land sale for her boss at Bradley Oil, she finds herself taking refuge from a sudden rainstorm at a nearby ranch. Welcoming her is the rugged and handsome Harlan, whose charm is only equal to his secretive nature. After a passionate encounter with Harlan, Stephanie is startled to realize the addictive and insistent attraction linking her to him. Shocked and yet thrilled by the physical connection between them, Stephanie finds herself more and more unable to resist Harlan's charms or the pleasure he gives her. However, after a powerful oil baron turns up dead at their annual ball, Stephanie finds herself suspected for murder. As the mystery of the murder and land sale deepens, Stephanie starts to see that everything - Harlan included - is not quite as it seems. But can she master her growing passion in the face of this growing mystery?