There are no scars like those inflicted in childhood, and no love like your first. Timeless couples Rori Mason and Nate Jovanovich, Darlene Foxx and Jace Radcliffe, Savvy O'Brien and Brett Foxx seek out the unconditional love and healing of an angel and the scorching heat of unending passion. Heaven's promise, desire's flame.... She was expecting...anything but him During a traumatic childhood, Darlene Foxx had only one light--Jason Radcliffe, her best friend and eventually her lover. Until she found out that she wasn't his only lover, Darlene dreamed of the day they'd escape and be together forever. At seventeen, she left home alone and forced herself to overcompensate for her upbringing by never trusting anyone, especially Jace. Years later, Darlene is in desperate need of a friend to share her joy, her fear and past secrets that have haunted her. Maybe she can even share her heart with her first love, forever.