Life tends to go awry when you least expect it, and Khalila Skyers learns this lesson the hard way.

In one devastating blow after another, she loses her cozy existence. Then Douglas Blythe overtakes her life like a flood, and she's not equipped to deal with an attraction that seems forbidden and overwhelming. But her body and heart want what they want, and leave her wondering if she ever knew herself at all.

Douglas is determined to help Khalila move beyond her obsession with the past and reach for love a second time.

No matter how long it takes. No matter the distance. He's going to prove he's worth the risk.