Coming out of a failed relationship, Victoria Lindsey is in no rush to fall into the world of love and romance. Having successfully landed a new job in a prestigious confectionery company, all she wants to do is live life and be the best she can as she continues to impact lives with the treasure she's found. Little does she know that temptation garbed in a smart suit and icy mask is about to spin her world as she knows it out of its orbit. But it's not just his eyes that draw her to him against her will. Will she be able to spread her light and laughter into his life without compromising on her principles, or will she let the whirlwind of whatever spark that sizzles between them whisk her away to a place of no return? Maximilian Rowan has not always been like this: cold, cynical, immovable - the man everyone sees. What they don't know is that this man is haunted by a past he wishes he could undo. After the incident that broke him and tore his family apart, Max does not resist the demons that come to punish him. The verdict: he cannot love and does not deserve to be loved. Which is why he refuses to label the attraction he feels towards his secretary as anything more than lust. He should steer clear off of her, yet he can't resist the urge to mess up her moral compass and unearth the sensual woman beneath the goody-two-shoes. What he does not expect is to be hurtled headlong into currents he cannot easily swim against. Two forces are at war and he's stuck in the middle. The final decision falls on him: whether to let go and let love, or stay trapped in a world where he cannot hurt anyone else.