Virginia State assemblywoman Vaughn Hamilton is only a heartbeat away from her lifelong dream of winning a coveted congressional seat. Yet few know the desperate secret that has haunted her for so many yearsā¦a secret that her powerful family will do anything to keep hidden forever.
When Vaughn meets business tycoon Justin Montgomery at a Washington D.C., fundraiser, the desire that flares between them soon sweeps her into a passionate and reckless love affair. But the liaison ends abruptly when Justin decides to run against her in the election. Shattered by his betrayal, Vaughn vows never to let a man into her lifeā¦and her heartā¦again. What she doesn't know is that Justin unwittingly holds the key to her past, and to the love that binds them togetherā¦.
Virginia State assemblywoman Vaughn Hamilton is only a heartbeat away from her lifelong dream of winning a coveted congressional seat. Yet few know the desperate secret that has haunted her for so many yearsā¦a secret that her powerful family will do anything to keep hidden forever.
When Vaughn meets business tycoon Justin Montgomery at a Washington D.C., fundraiser, the desire that flares between them soon sweeps her into a passionate and reckless love affair. But the liaison ends abruptly when Justin decides to run against her in the election. Shattered by his betrayal, Vaughn vows never to let a man into her lifeā¦and her heartā¦again. What she doesn't know is that Justin unwittingly holds the key to her past, and to the love that binds them togetherā¦.