Kyle Bridgeton takes risks for a living. He is part of a group of hard-assed mercenaries who travel the globe to secure the world from terrorists. As a former Marine pilot, he has killed and will not hesitate to do so again. His no-nonsense attitude is well known to those who threaten others. He is a stormy character who becomes hardened within when his best friend and fiance betray him and he is nearly killed. He vows to never trust a woman again and remains immune to romance. He uses women and never looks back. In this book of adventure, mystery and romance, the Bridgeton family saga continues through Kyle. He is the fifth son of ten children from a powerful family of modern day adventurers and mercenaries. When he saves a young woman and her little brother, he becomes an unwilling champion yet again. Time eats at the pain that he thought would always remain part of him and his destiny is forever changed when he meets Prudence and she becomes his life. Prudence Murray lived through beatings in order to save her little brother, Patrick, the same fate from their abusive uncle. On a snowy, wintry, night she has a chance encounter with a complete stranger who becomes her hero. Their encounter takes her on a journey with so many twists and turns over the next little while that she has little time to question her destiny. Plucked from the streets of Denver, Colorado and exposed to a haunted mansion in the mountains of Kyle's little town, she is thrust into an endearing new atmosphere of love and protection. Just when she feels safe and secure, Patrick is kidnapped by their abusive uncle who beats her once again. Pru recovers with the help of everyone and soon joins in the adventures of mercenary life where Kyle's world is beyond imagination. Together, they find a destiny Prudence and Kyle never saw coming their way."