Elise Ramos, divorced mother of two year-old Max, flees her stifling apartment after a distressing confrontation with her controlling ex-husband, Gabriel. In the sweltering July sun, on the sidewalk outside a store, she meets a handsome foreigner, Lendar Marl. When Lendar brings her home after their first date, Elise warns him of Gabriel's violent ways. Lendar assures her that he knows how to deal with brutes. Outside her apartment, Lendar easily defeats the drunken Gabriel and Elise begins to hope he might be the man she's been praying for.But when her friend, Bruce, calls Lendar a liar, Elise is forced to admit some things about him aren't quite right. Strange inexplicable things happen around Lendar and high tech accessories are way beyond anything normal people might possess. Elise fears Gabriel will try again and next time he'll be better prepared. Will Lendar prove to be her knight in shining armor? When she discovers who he really is and where he came from, will Elise be able to handle the truth?This novel is Christian, sci fi romance. There are no sex scenes, but this book contains some curse words used by one of the evil characters.