In an everyday suburban street, in a room beyond the basement, Mila Korovin has endured years of secret abuse at the hands of her controlling and deviant husband.When his unexpected death releases her from bondage, Mila hopes to finally be given a second chance. But no sooner does she begin to embrace life and the stirrings of romance with veteran cop Ryan Blake, than her past comes back to haunt her. Mila finds herself blackmailed into secrecy and unwittingly caught in an international web of crime, where drugs and pornography are lucrative commodities.In a race to uncover the truth and save the woman he loves, Ryan struggles with his own hidden demons, leaving Mila seemingly abandoned. Both must call on their deepest reserves to survive, as events escalate to a deadly and dramatic conclusion.Auszeichnung : isbn searchedWörter : 126525