Richard Shaw doesn't believe in love. He does believe in getting what he wants, and Scarlet Hughes is next on his list. In his world, there is nothing he can't have. All he needs to do is find her weakness.Scarlet is a single mother trying to make ends meet. A nightmare from her past keeps her cut off from men and relationships, but a steaming kiss one afternoon in the office leads to her shame.For one week, Scarlet will give Richard her body and in return he'll give her the means of giving her son a good future.But when her past comes back to haunt her, Scarlet can't hide from her fear any longer, and Richard must risk everything to claim what is rightfully his.Will Scarlet find it in her heart to forgive him?