"She knew. That's why Mom hadn't
opened the door. She knew he was dead."
Twenty years as an army brat and Ember Howard knew, too. The
soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home.
What she didn't know was how she would find the strength to
singlehandedly care for her crumbling family when her mom
falls apart.
Then Josh Walker enters her life. Hockey star, her new
next-door neighbor, and not to mention the most delicious
hands that insist on saving her over and over again. He has
a way of erasing the pain with a single look, a single
touch. As much as she wants to turn off her feelings and
endure the heartache on her own, she can't deny their
intense attraction.
Until Josh's secret shatters their world. And Ember must
decide if he's worth the risk that comes with loving a man
who could strip her bare.