"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

What happens when Maria's brother, Raul, the big time international lawyer leaves overseas and doesn't come back? Five years and no sign of him, nor an apology from his company. Nothing has been heard, nada. The family has tried to move on after this disaster. They were torn apart after he went missing. Her father left trying to find him, losing his wife and almost his job, one of NYPD's best detectives. People showing up out of the clear blue saying they know where Raul is. Who can Maria trust? Who is telling the truth? What was Raul caught up in? The Lopez's just want to move on, but Maria refuses. With the help of her father, her father's partner, and Raul's best friend, will they find him or just what is left behind?