CEO Zach Tanner returns to North Carolina to rebuild his dying friend's resort. He's got the money, the power, and the will to transform Sweetbriar Springs into a premier spa for the glamorous, but he doesn't count on the woman he once loved to handle the construction contract. Zach thought he'd buried his desire for Kennedy five years ago. He was wrong, and now he's determined to satisfy his craving...

Construction company owner Kennedy Gibson is eager to restore Sweetbriar Springs, but when she realizes Zach is her new boss she's terrified he'll learn the truth about their breakup so long ago. She vowed never to hurt him again, but she can't deny the passion he reignites in her. And, wanting to give their best friend something to live for, she agrees to a fake engagement. Soon, the heat sizzling between them spirals out of control. She wants to believe she has a chance for a different future with him, but will secrets from the past threaten to destroy their red-hot reunion?