His proposal reeked of guilt--and pity

Victoria fell in love with Gavin Creed when she was a teenager and he was an aspiring actor who thought she was some sort of Lolita.

It took her years to recover from his ruthless--but very effective--way of removing the stardust from her eyes, and by the time they met again their lives were drastically different.

For one thing, Gavin had become a television sex symbol, and for another, he wanted Victoria to marry him... .