A mother's worst nightmare. When research chemist Jane Palmer's son is kidnapped, she races the clock to meet every demand made to save his life--even when it means committing a crime in the process. But how can she make the FBI believe her story when all the facts point to her son having died months before? Trapped by the authorities, to save her son she must win one man's faith--the man she left years before, the man who doesn't know he's her son's father.

A man forced to choose. Despite the evidence, FBI agent Steve Woods refuses to believe his former love is guilty. He vows to help her, even if it means turning his back on his career. His leap of faith reignites a passion they both feared lost. But Steve's trust is shattered when he learns Jane hid his son from him.

A missing child. A desperate mother. A man who will sacrifice himself to save both.