Adam Riley is enamored of Lexi Tanner, so much so that he knows up front what a risk she is. She tempts him in ways he swore never to leave himself vulnerable to again. Adam has a tragic past, one that he keeps locked away in the deepest part of his heart. He will never let himself get close to another human being again, except Lexi just won’t stay out of his thoughts. What is a man to do when he feels himself falling despite his best intentions?

Lexi is trying to raise money for siblings of children diagnosed with cancer. A social worker, she has seen the best and worst life has to offer kids. With a need to raise fifty thousand dollars to begin her program, she makes plans to approach Adam Riley. While attending a conference in Melbourne, Lexi runs into a gorgeous man in the hotel elevator; he makes her want to throw caution to the wind and have an erotic night to remember. Gone the next morning, not knowing who the handsome stranger is, she is shocked to discover it was Adam Riley she slept with and he doesn’t think very highly of her. He believes she is not above using her sexuality to get what she wants. Lexi isn’t about to put up with his nonsense and sets out to prove it.