Everybody in Fallon’s Landing remembers Quaid O’Fallon as
the street-tough kid adopted by the tight-knit clan and
made into one of their own. Quaid’s spent the last few
years working in the Coast Guard Search and Rescue in
Alaska, but he’s still got a hint of danger humming under
the surface—and a heart fiercely loyal to the man who
saved him, Rory O’Fallon. That’s why he had to come back
home. What he doesn’t expect is to run into the only
person who’s ever cracked his armor, Cynthia James. His
attraction to the single mom has lasted years even though
they’re worlds apart. She loves New York; he loves the
River. She’s Vogue; he’s Field & Stream. She designs
beautiful clothes; his job is fishing people out of
dangerous waters. He may be a rough-and-tumble river man,
but he’s not about to let a second chance at his dream
woman get away…
Cynthia came home to Fallon’s Landing in defeat after her
smooth-talking husband ran her clothing business into the
ground and left her with their son to raise. The last
thing she needs is another man in her life, no matter how
incredibly tempting he is. But Quaid’s always been a
fascination to her. She’s wondered what those strong arms
would feel like wrapped around her, or what ways a man
that bold might have of pleasing a woman. He’s all wrong
for her, but once she shuts out the rest of the world and
tastes Quaid’s hungry kisses, all she can think about is
just how right he feels…