Ellen just wants to sleep without the haunting images from her past assaulting her, creating a fear no one seems to understand. She wants to learn to love, and she wants control of her life back. But can she surrender the control she craves in order to achieve peace? Jack has worked his whole adult life to make women feel loved and special and sure enough of themselves to not pick another man who will mistreat them. But he grows tired of the day to day with different women on his arm. Could Ellen be the answer to the love that Jack craves to fill the hole inside him? What will it take for Jack to allow his carefully controlled feelings to surface? Can they both learn to surrender? ¿Readers of the Crossed series will recognize a small snippet of this book from Ardent.