The last thing Carmen Fuentes wants, is another encounter with a rapist.

She couldn't get away from Key West fast enough after the trial of Stan Laszlo. Attending the Miami Police College gave her time away from her hometown--away from the stares and whispers, from the pity and the people who thought she'd probably done something to bring it on herself. It also gave her a chance to get on her feet again, to find purpose to her life and some meaning in what happened to her.

But when she envisioned a future in which she helped catch other predators before they could hurt other women, she'd seen herself doing it from a safe distance, behind a desk at the Key West Precinct. Not dressing up in the kind of skimpy outfit she hasn't worn since before the trial, and hitting the Miami nightspots trying to catch the attention of a serial rapist.

Yet that's exactly what Detective Will Murphy offers. A chance to help catch a sexual predator, and to prove--to Will and herself--that when she took the oath to serve and protect, she wasn't just mouthing words.

But can Carmen handle another encounter with a rapist? Can she trust Will to have her back? And can she put the past behind her and move toward the future, a future that might include Will?