Maximilian Campbell spent a lifetime working his way up from the bottom. Now one of the richest and most successful men in the world, he's left a painful past behind him. He's a man driven by his instincts - as ruthless in the boardroom as he is in bed - and when he first lays eyes on Aisha Brenner, he knows he wants her.

When a conglomerate tries to stage a hostile takeover of the Accounting firm Aisha built with her childhood friend, she refuses to stand for it. Her conviction is so great that she's willing to trade herself for the integrity of her company. But what she didn't plan on is dealing with Max Campbell. He both infuriates her and incites a lust more powerful than anything she's ever known. With both of them certain true happiness is beyond their reach, can they really rise to beat the odds?