He offered the unusual and exotic. To many, a trek in the Oriental splendor of mountainous Nepal was the perfect vacation. But not to Lacey. She loved her new job as secretary to Marcus Caradin, the brilliant, energetic owner of a travel agency for the adventuresome. She was pleased that they worked so well together, and that there was no awkward sexual tension between them. Then Marcus insisted she accompany him on a trip to India and Nepal and experience firsthand the tours the agency offered. But once they had left the confines of the office, their safe, sexless relationship suddenly and disturbingly began to fall apart...