Brad McKenna was running for his life--and each painful step drew him deeper into the tangled saw grass and mud of the Everglades, deeper into the dark solace of unconsciousness. He awoke to find himself facing a silver-eyed angel of mercy. But Wendy Hawk was no celestial spirit. She was a flesh-and-blood woman with human fears and desires, and her reclusive existence had been rocked by the intrusion of this rugged, hunted man. Even while he invaded her heart with. a raging passion, Brad transformed her simple life into a chaotic chase. Suddenly the real world was closing in on them, shattering their peace . . . threatening their lives!