Ria Channing fled from her family six years ago, running away after committing a sin no parent could forgive-driving drunk in the crash that killed her younger brother.The golden child, gone. The demon child, walking away unharmed.Now Ria is back, hungry and exhausted, fighting for survival...with a son of her own. The loving home she left, though, no longer exists. Her parents, once so adoring, have divorced. And Ria regrets returning to the family she destroyed.But when her mother's protective friend Sandor Wolfe confronts Ria about her rebellious past, he's intrigued by her vulnerability. Soon loyalty and love collide. Sandor may have to choose, and there may be a price.