Like a man possessed, Dylan Trueno had searched for — and finally found — Julia Alcott, the one woman he could not forget. Though they were practically strangers, he vowed to brand her as his own…even if it meant preserving a secret that could destroy their very souls. How to resist such an uncompromisingly sexy man? Julia had fought so long to keep her identity, how could she allow herself to be swept into Dylan’s conflicting world where secrets, scandals and the sensual danger of becoming his wife awaited her?