Finally Shannon Raine decides to stop speculating about her dark, brooding neighbor on California's rugged Mendocino coastline and just introduce herself. But the last thing she expects to find in this enclave of artists and writers is a Silicon Valley mogul. Garth Sheridan is cool, sensual, and intriguing. And immediately Shannon knows the passion that flares between them will become intense and all-consuming. But the more intimate they become, the more Garth's life seems hidden from Shannon.