Abandon All Hope

It was one of those mornings for newspaper-writer/photographer Hope Creswell. The alarm clock didn't go off and she cut her finger on broken glass. Not one to let such things get her down, Hope headed into her assignment meeting with excitement, only to leave it stunned. Her new assignment is to trail the sensational rock-star, Chase Hatton, for an article. Chase Hatton. No one knows the power that name holds for her. No one knows of the childhood friendship that blossomed into romance, only to abruptly die on the night of Hope's senior prom. No one knows of the ache still filling her heart. What starts out for Chase Hatton as an average publicity trip to Chicago suddenly becomes complicated.His manager tells him Hope Creswell will be interviewing him in the morning.He spent eight years trying to forget Hope, and now she would be in his penthouse in a matter of hours?When Chase opens the door to his penthouse and finds Hope on the opposite side, his heart begins beating a rhythm the rocker has yet to capture in any of his music. The smoldering embers of their former romance are fanned by their mere proximity. Will they both be burned again? And what about Hope's boyfriend, Phillip? Where does he fit into the picture that Hope is developing?