A very innocent offer
Dr. Jan Newsome needed help desperately, so when Dr. Gerard de Prescy offered to come to her rescue, who was she to refuse? But Jan was suspicious: having been betrayed in the Past, she was having a difficult time trusting anyone, let alone a handsome stranger!
So what was the mystery concerning Gerard? There wasn't one; He really was a good guy—but convincing Jan was going to take all of his powers of persuasion!