Young doctor Everleigh Prentiss is determined to find a cure for the disease that killed her beloved mother. To raise funds for her research, she gives a speech at a masquerade ball and meets a mysterious stranger who exerts an uncanny attraction from her. As fate would have it, she ends up with the handsome man, Sebastian, and spends one hell of a hot night with him. Her one-night stand has consequences ... for life. Sebastian Remington, a billionaire playboy, knows nothing of all this (yet). The only thing that is certain for him is he wants to see this incredible woman again. Everleigh agrees, and confesses to him she is pregnant. But the tough businessman reacts differently than hoped. To make matters worse, she discovers that Sebastian is hiding a dark secret from her. Will they find each other and be a happy family after all? This prequel to the series has a self-contained love story and can be read without prior knowledge.