To dig up the truth behind the mysterious death of a senator's daughter, private investigator Rachel Anderson is going back to school. Passing herself off as a transfer student at the small, prestigious college, the troubled girl last attended - funded by the powerful Shepherd's Cross Ministry - Rachel finds the secluded campus almost too idyllic, and the girls invited to participate in the "Eve's Circle" honours group too perfect. Too feminine. Too obedient. Not only obedient - completely submissive...

Before long she realizes that some of the female students recruited to Shepherd's Cross have been abducted and brainwashed, not as the perfect wives Rachel imagined, but the perfect partners for men whose appetites are dark and sexual. But putting an end to the shocking operation requires more than just a cover - and it means trusting the brooding Elijah Trent, a CIA operative also working the campus from the inside. Together, they plan to expose the ministry's unspeakable secret, a crime which reaches outside U.S. borders and into the realm of pure evil...

Lauren Bach loves to write almost as much as she loves to read. A member of Romance Writers of America and Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, Lauren writes contemporary romantic fiction with a definite sensual slant. Her love of writing can be traced back to her childhood. One of seven children, she was born in Iowa, but raised in Florida. She currently resides in North Carolina and is busy working on her next book.