After a long and stressful day of work as a bank teller, 27-year old Maria McCory's only desire--a relaxing evening at home. Her evening and her world are shattered when an intruder commits a vicious and unthinkable offense, violating the essence of her womanhood then leaving her to fight for her life.

Rowan Miller, the responding paramedic, finds and empathizes with Maria and is perplexed by his immediate emotional connection to her. Following his initial encounter he finds himself wrestling with and questioning his sporadic thoughts of Maria, despite his two-year, yet unfulfilling interracial relationship with his girlfriend, Vickie. Rowan seizes the opportunity to befriend Maria when he learns that she has suffered yet another life-altering event; the only mother she's ever known unexpectedly passes away. Maria is accepting of the platonic friendship, understanding that Rowan is involved. Even so, her heart secretly longs for Rowan....