When you've lived your life as a criminal…When you've done unspeakable things …When your soul has become dark and stained…The path to redemption begins where you least expect it.Kyle Sommerville is in hiding and doesn't want to be found by anyone. Certainly not by his quirky, free-spirited neighbor who's managed to push her way past the walls he's built around him. But Jane Cresson's indomitable will and insatiable curiosity about her reclusive neighbor makes it impossible for Kyle to stay immersed in his dark world.Little by little, she claws through his shell.Day by day, she gets him to smile a little more.Night by night, they both find pleasure they never knew existed.When Kyle's terrible past is exposed, Jane begins to think she's in over her head. Can her love for this broken man finally clear his path to redemption, or will Kyle's darkness extinguish every bit of hope she's put into him?