Cade Parris takes one look at the beautiful blond that walks unannounced into his office and falls in love. Unfortunately， the stunning woman is there to hire the handsome private investigator to find a missing person: herself. Fragile and clearly vulnerable， Bailey James doesn t even know her own name. Nor does she know why she s carrying a tote bag filled with more than a million dollars in cash， a pistol， and a priceless blue diamond. Fortunately for Cade s heart， Bailey is as undeniably drawn to him as he is to her. However， neither of them know if she s free to give her heart. Together they search for clues to her identity in the sweltering heat of Washington， D.C.， in July， but unveiling Bailey s past is hopelessly entwined with the mystery of the diamond， the cash， and the gun. Before Cade can claim Bailey as his own， they must follow a twisted path to a killer and survive a life-threatening attack.