Their love is the only thing that helps them survive the forces threatening to tear them apart.

Evie Bennington faces a dilemma. She is attracted to Dillon, a blond, green-eyed hunk and he is attracted to her. They sizzle on the dance floor and between the sheets. But Evie promises her dying mother never to date a white man. So how can she even consider a future with Dillon?

Then it seems as if Fate steps in to solve her problem when Dillon inexplicably disappears. Confused and heart broken, Evie tries to move on with her life. But she can never forget the man she now realizes is her one true love. Dillon had promised to always love her and never leave her. So Evie is shocked to discover that Dillon's disappearance was by his own choice! Now he says he regrets his earlier decision and wants her back. But even though just the sight of him makes her quiver for his lovemaking, how can Evie trust him not to break her heart again?