About the book: 2005 / ...Friends and relatives tried in vain to dissuade Yulayli Lara from traveling to war-torn Manila - the girl, who dreamed of meeting her father, was adamant . However, immediately after her arrival, the beauty is captured, and now her honor and life are in the hands of the desperate Sam Forester. He - and only he - is able to save Yulayli from certain death. He - and only he - is able to awaken in her the flame of passionate desire and great LOVE - love that comes to a woman only once and becomes the meaning of her life FOREVER...