His courage, her fears. Defensive driving instructor Mara Curtis shared her auto racing family's fearlessness until the night she was abducted and nearly raped. Now she struggles to put the nightmares behind her. Her newest student, Officer Reed Stewart represents everything she lost. He's taking her course to help him destroy the car theft ring that nearly killed his best friend. As the days together pass, Reed reaches beyond Mara's emotional shields. They grow close, maybe start to fall in love. But they aren't alone. Her attacker has found her. Mara believes she must protect Reed-even if it means walking away from him.
