Computer genius, Sam Pradzynski seeks missing people and property. Emotionally drained, he books a relaxing kayak trip and becomes caught up in the suspicious activities of his beautiful guide. Fascinated by a woman who believes protecting him is her job, he follows her lead, but questions her tactics. For eight years, marine biologist, Marin Reyes has searched for her young siblings. When she steals vital documents from the island compound of the war lord who abducted them, Sam and Marin are forced into a dangerous game of hide and seek. Trapped between her growing affection for Sam and her desperate need to save her siblings, Marin loses his trust. But love lifts the truth from loss, forcing Sam to re-evaluate, and seek the greatest treasure of all, the woman who holds his heart.

Madelon Smid is nature's child and happiest when she's kayaking a river or skiing down a mountain. Her characters share her love of adventure, risk and living fully. An avid reader, she discovered the romance novel at fourteen, then found writing them even more satisfying and sold her first romance in 1991. She parted ways with her first love - romance, to build a successful career as a nonfiction writer, co-authoring the Canadian Best Sellers Smart Women and Smart Women Get Smarter. The desire to spin fantasy into gold for her readers drew her back. She lives with her husband by a lake in Saskatchewan, where she writes about the strength and passion women and men demonstrate when they conquer the trials of life and love.

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