She's secretly loved him for years... Love. Want. Desire. Call it what you want, but Tiba has it bad for Max. Unfortunately, she's had to watch from the sidelines as he pines an unrequited love for her best friend. But even if Max's heart was available, Tiba's dangerous past forces her to remain hidden, using a fake name, living a lie, so the man who wants her dead can't find her. Not ever. So Max is off limits...Or so she thinks. Then an unexpected kiss changed everything. Sometimes love isn't enough... Max was sure he would never get over Gemma. Until he kissed Tiba. Why hadn't he noticed her like that before? Now all he can think about is her soft mocha skin, her dark bedroom eyes, and her sexy smirk. How did he let one kiss turn his world completely upside down? He doesn't have time for a woman. He's got enough to worry about with trouble on the new job site. Yet each evening Tiba is the woman he wants to see, the woman who calms his rough day. The woman he loves. Until a brutal truth from the past is revealed. Now Max must decide if he can forgive Tiba's deception... Or if it's too late for their love?