Todd Thompson had been given the greatest opportunity of his new career: a chance for a permanent position at the prestigious Colby Agency. His assignment: to locate a prominent geneticist's missing pregnant wife. Trouble was, working side by side with Serena Blake — the brainy beauty who suspected foul play — provoked certain feelings Todd couldn't ignore. And when a series of mysterious incidents put Serena in jeopardy, Todd vowed he'd stop at nothing to keep her safe....But now, as the danger escalated around them, the hunt for a sinister criminal threatened to resurrect long-buried secrets of the past that could threaten Todd and Serena's future forever....