In this spellbinding blend of suspense and human drama, Danielle Steel tells a powerful and unusual story of one womans journey from darkness into light, as she fights to escape a mesmerizing sociopath who holds her in his thrall. . . . Top photographer Hope Dunne has known joy and heartbreak, and finds serenity through the lens of her camera. Content in her SoHo loft, she isnt looking for a man or excitement. But these things find her when she flies to London to photograph one of the worlds most celebrated writers.Finn ONeill exudes warmth and a boyish charm. Enormously successful, he is a perfect counterpoint to Hopes quiet, steady grace—and hes taken instantly by her. He courts her as no one ever has before, whisking her away to his palatial, isolated Irish estate.