Young Julia Jackson had been in Kirk MacKay's care when she'd been abducted. Years later, haunted by the tragedy, Kirk was determined to help another kidnap victim—a beautiful ballerina. Dawn Hayden was the same age Julia would have been—and she was wearing Julia's necklace.... Dawn's childhood had been filled with darkness. But when, at the peak of her career, she faced real terror, Kirk set her free—and captured her heart. Only with the love of this powerful and mysterious stranger could she face the past and step out of darkness into glorious light.