A young woman fleeing an abusive past. A mysterious billionaire yacht owner with a nature more monstrous than her ex's. Will she live with it . . . or dare to save him?

Aurora Strand has known nothing but farm country, night shifts at the local bar, loneliness . . . and a long-term abusive relationship. She needs out, and finds it in the most unexpected of ways-the glamorous world of yachting. So when she's whisked away to the Mediterranean to work aboard a superyacht called the Lair, it seems all her dreams have come true.

But things take a thrilling and terrifying turn when she finds herself drawn to the Lair's reclusive and controlling owner, Adrian Voper. Despite cruising the sun-loving Cote d'Azur, the pale-skinned billionaire never ventures outdoors, and his female guests keep disappearing under mysterious circumstances.

Will Aurora enter another toxic relationship, or will she decide to take matters into her own hands and save Adrian from his fate?