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Trapped in a turbulent relationship, Emily Pruitt flees her controlling narcissistic boyfriend, avowing to never allow a man to control her again. Nine-years later, tragedy strikes and Emily precipitously accepts an overseas job, hoping to mend her broken heart through travel and adventure. Arriving at U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, Emily meets the gorgeous, charismatic Lieutenant Mason Bryce, who’s smitten with her from the get-go. Determined to keep their relationship platonic requires a mammoth undertaking, considering the flirtatious sailor is intent on breaching the wall that guards Emily’s heart. Another naval officer, Commander Jack Yancey (aka Jackimo), also vies for Emily’s affections. But when she rejects his sexist, disingenuous advances, Jackimo develops a wicked obsession with her and his dark secrets infiltrate her blissful universe. Pernicious occurrences plague Emily while her relationship with Mason deepens, catapulting them into an intense and fiery love affair. Then, when she unintentionally stumbles upon Jackimo’s horrifying secret, it places her life in imminent danger, flipping her life upside down. Hell-bent on destroying the blissful couple, Jackimo’s heinous plan sets them all on a collision course with disaster. Snared in a web of obsession, Emily finds herself at the mercy of a madman . . .