He is everything she ever wanted or needed. But is that enough? As their struggle continues over careers and relationship status, they find the clock has run out on time for them to establish the ground rules. The law has been her life for too many years. She is comfortable with what she knows - the law. But she misses his touch terribly. To ask him to leave his beloved beach behind would be the death of everything she loves about him-and he would surely come to resent her for the sacrifice. And yet she doesn't know if she is willing to make the same sacrifice to be with him. How can she possibly walk away from everything she has built? Would her head control her next move, or would it be her heart? Can she give up what she is to become something else, someone else? Her career defines her. His love consumes her. How can she possibly choose between them?

She had surrendered to her desire, despite her fears. He had faced his own fears, overcoming the wounds of his past. His words tease her brain. His touch consumes her soul. She gives herself over to him in ways she no longer thought possible or sane. Confused by the struggle, she retreats into what she does best: the law. But her retreat does not last long. Her feelings for him resurface. He brought to the surface the many demons of her past and unfulfilled desires long since discarded from her life. How can she hold onto all that she is herself and yet give any part of herself to him? How can she let him be independent and yet still have him all to herself? He tests her in ways she has never been tested before. Has she finally, after all these years, discovered that wanting someone was so much more than just needing him? She wonders if she will survive the fire.

She is a trial attorney, and he is a mystery that enters her life through the anonymity of a chat room. That first encounter is safe-but she wants more. Face to face at last, the spark between them quickly burns into a fire of obsession. She had thought that she was no longer capable of such passion, but when he promises her unending pleasure, she can't resist. He is an expert lover, and she is his ravenous student. She finds comfort in the practice of law, in living by the clock. When she is with him, however, she surrenders to the uncharted waters of his control. He finds comfort and his center in the beach and the ocean, in the ebb and tide of the world. She is afraid of losing her sense of self; he is afraid of losing his freedom. His fear of commitment confuses her, and her need for order offends him. Can they find love when the demons of their past will do anything to keep them there?

He is everything she ever wanted or needed. But is that enough? As their struggle continues over careers and relationship status, they find the clock has run out on time for them to establish the ground rules. The law has been her life for too many years. She is comfortable with what she knows - the law. But she misses his touch terribly. To ask him to leave his beloved beach behind would be the death of everything she loves about him-and he would surely come to resent her for the sacrifice. And yet she doesn't know if she is willing to make the same sacrifice to be with him. How can she possibly walk away from everything she has built? Would her head control her next move, or would it be her heart? Can she give up what she is to become something else, someone else? Her career defines her. His love consumes her. How can she possibly choose between them?

She had surrendered to her desire, despite her fears. He had faced his own fears, overcoming the wounds of his past. His words tease her brain. His touch consumes her soul. She gives herself over to him in ways she no longer thought possible or sane. Confused by the struggle, she retreats into what she does best: the law. But her retreat does not last long. Her feelings for him resurface. He brought to the surface the many demons of her past and unfulfilled desires long since discarded from her life. How can she hold onto all that she is herself and yet give any part of herself to him? How can she let him be independent and yet still have him all to herself? He tests her in ways she has never been tested before. Has she finally, after all these years, discovered that wanting someone was so much more than just needing him? She wonders if she will survive the fire.

She is a trial attorney, and he is a mystery that enters her life through the anonymity of a chat room. That first encounter is safe-but she wants more. Face to face at last, the spark between them quickly burns into a fire of obsession. She had thought that she was no longer capable of such passion, but when he promises her unending pleasure, she can't resist. He is an expert lover, and she is his ravenous student. She finds comfort in the practice of law, in living by the clock. When she is with him, however, she surrenders to the uncharted waters of his control. He finds comfort and his center in the beach and the ocean, in the ebb and tide of the world. She is afraid of losing her sense of self; he is afraid of losing his freedom. His fear of commitment confuses her, and her need for order offends him. Can they find love when the demons of their past will do anything to keep them there?