A child's life was at stake. Little Ben had only had a few precious weeks before he'd be paralyzed forever... and the neurological interface Dr. Dylan Stryker had been developing for the federal government was his son's only hope. But someone wanted the prototype--someone who would steal, kidnap, even murder to get it. Dylan would do anything to save his little boy--even turn to FBI agent Natasha Rudolph to help him. Falling in love wasn't in the plans. With his son's life hanging in the balance, getting involved with Natasha just might get them killed. Now it was a race against time to find the madman who threatened them-- and to protect woman and child at all costs....