With eyes as dark as night and a gaze that laid all secretsbare, Nick Valkov was the kind of man any smart womanwould avoid. But dire circumstances forced levelheadedCaroline Fortune to proposition this compellingstranger...with marriage. Her family's fate rested inNick's capable hands?and brilliant mind. Yet her properupbringing hadn't prepared this reluctant bride for herhusband's soul-stirring embrace. And neither expectedthat their practical union would lead themto dark hours of danger...and the ultimatesurrender.