When Quin Anderson's fiancée runs away with Alisha Davidson's brother, she finds herself, once more, thrust into a situation not of her making. But far from mourning the loss of his love, Quin demands she take on the role of fiancée or risk her parent's future. It seems when it comes to Quin, business supersedes heart. Forced to comply, Alisha must fight the attraction she has always felt towards Quin and remember how ruthless he can be, even though he seems resolved to win her over.Quin is determined to bring the town he grew up back to its former glory. He needs a fiancée to show he is no longer the playboy the press portrays him, and when she runs off, the only person he can substitute convincingly is Alisha. In High School the beauty was conniving and mean spirited, but this Alisha seems different, though is this just one more manipulation.Slowly the two start to trust, but can they get over the past? And when Alisha is targeted by a killer, do they have a future at all?