WOW!!! What a poignant and suspenseful book. This gives you a ride up and down, back and forth with twists and turns. When reading about Mila Burns she recounts the sadness and misery that has surrounded her in the past. In order to exist in a world full of chaos, she plans every step of her life. This way she is prepared and knows exactly what to do and exactly when to do it. This preparation makes her feel she knows what to expect. As a twenty-two-year-old nursing student with only months to graduate, she works in the ER. She meets Ace Knight, twenty-four, on a hiking trail he kinda sorta forced her onto to. She finds him dangerous, threatening and mysterious. She likes what she sees, but she is also aware he is totally not what she thinks she longs for. Her sister Ren has the life she wishes for. A wealthy husband, a successful practice, she is a pediatrician and she has two gorgeous kids, a boy and a girl. Her brother Henry shows up at the hospital she works at. Her boss Felicity thinks Henry is a boyfriend or some such thing. But he is there about "the anniversary" and to make sure Mila does not do anything stupid. She meets Cole Traver. He came into the ER because of a car accident. From his clothes and his Rolex watch he screams money. He is enamored with Mila and wants her number to set up a date. He is exactly what she is looking for. On her rounds she checks in on a patient and is shocked to see Knight. One thing leads to another and Knight forces a kiss on Mila. Right at that moment her supervisor, Felicity, walks in and tells her she is fired for the indiscretion. Mila is devastated. Cole is released from the hospital and goes to Mila's campus to find her. They cross paths and she unburdens herself and tells him what happened. Cole tells her to meet him later for a job opportunity. Then Knight shows up on his motorcycle. Mila cannot believe he dare show his face. So, she kisses Cole to make Knight go away. All Knight does is punch Cole in the eye and leaves. He never did say why he was there. Mila has nowhere to live, no job, suspended from school for a semester and only has twenty bucks to her name. She refuses to go to her sister or brother for help. So, she follows up on Cole's offer for a job. When she gets to her destination she finds it is a strip club and Cole is with Knight. Instead of turning around and leaving she needs a job more than dealing with Knight. Cole has talked Knight into hiring Mila as his assistant. Knight has ulterior motives for hiring Mila but offers her $250,000 for five months of her doing whatever he says. She rules out sex and anything illegal, other than that she accepts. Mila has perfect memory. If she hears it she will not forget it. She whips Knight's emails, phone calls, appointments, meetings and schedule into shape. Knight is impressed. But Mila still thinks Knight is an arrogant, rude, @sshole. Then Mila meets Abri, Knight's soon to be ex-wife. Abri tries to butter Mila up with the idea of a friendship. But Abri has ulterior motives. She wants to hurt Knight any way she can starting with Mila. Abri endangers Mila's life but Knight appears and saves her. Abri acts like she did not know Mila was in danger and tries to act all contrite. Mila is not buying it. Abri was trying to fill Mila's head with falsehoods about Knight. So, in front of Abri, Mila grabs Knight and passionately kisses him. He kisses her right back. Try as they might, their attraction soon turns hot and they can no longer resist. After Mila falls asleep she starts to have nightmares and screams. Knight comes to her to calm her down. He spends the rest of his night holding her. When they work together Knight turns right back into being a hard@ss and Mila lets him know that. Ren calls Mila and demands she go to Aspen for the weekend to visit her and her family to discuss why she was expelled from school. Mila puts two and two together and remembers that Abri is a close high school friend of Ren. She asks Knight for the weekend off to visit her sister and he invites himself along. He asks Abri to take care of the company for the weekend. But she tells him she has other plans, she plans on going to Aspen. Knight knows Abri is planning something nefarious and is determined to protect Mila from her. When Mila arrives at Ren's home, she is reminded of where she grew up. Ren puts Mila and Knight in her old bedroom. That night Mila has more nightmares than ever before. She reveals that she can't remember anything after an incident that caused extreme suffering on her family. Then Ren chews Mila out when she realizes that Knight is Abri's husband. Knight puts his foot in his mouth and reveals he has met her before. Mila brokenhearted runs away. This is the beginning of the serious trials and tribulations Mila, Knight and Abri live through. A very exciting read and the ending is nothing like I expected. I highly recommend this book. I received an Advanced Readers Copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.