Alex Stone has something going on. Darian, his best friend and business partner, is off on his honeymoon. Of course things heat up. He is forced to go to Brazil for a job. While there he sees a gorgeous blonde woman. Imagine his surprise when days later, he is looking at that same woman with with sniper rifle trained on him. Fortunately, Alex is not hurt. After resolving the issue in Brazil, Alex comes back home to New York. He has to find out everything he can about this woman especially now that she is involved in his current investigation.

Valentina Semonova is the daughter of one of the most ruthless crime lords in Russia. Now, Valentina seems to have vanished. Valentina was forced into the life as a sniper. Her father felt like she could only benefit the family by being married into a powerful family. Valentina adamantly balked at the idea. She refused to be forced into marriage. The only other option was to do her father's bidding as a sniper. Getting shot saved Valentina's life.

Alex keeps seeing a woman that looks like Valentina in New York. This could not possibly be the same woman, right? Alex can't help but look into this woman and finds out where she lives. He impulsively knocks on the door and finds his future. Valentina has been set up with a new identity to get away from her father. She is lonely but loving the freedom that she has never had. When Alex Stone comes into her apartment, she feels safe with him. She pours out her story wanting to give him all of her. While telling her story, Alex discovers that she was previously betrothed to Alexi Petrov but he left Russia never to be seen again. His leaving prompted her father to try to force her to marry Alexi's much older uncle on her sixteenth birthday. Alex is happily surprised. He was that boy she was promised to. An uncanny coincidence. Valentina was his and was always supposed to be his. Destiny brought this forced couple back together with love.