
Terri Blake, a successful children’s book author, feels her life is complete. She owns a business and her own home, and now, with her daughter in college, she’s on the other side of the hard work it took to get to where she is. Being alone is her choice. She sure doesn’t need a man. Why should she? The men in her past always took from her: her childhood, then her trust, and finally her ability to love. But being by herself is all right with Terri. In fact, her favorite thing to say is that she’s alone, but not lonely.
On a beautiful spring day, a handsome doctor with a big, overly friendly dog changes that.
Dr. Jaxson Wolfe decided he needed a change since his divorce. Constant controversy with his ex-wife over their son has finally taken its toll, and Jaxson wants to start over in a new city, with new friends. Despite all he’s gone through with women, Jaxson still believes in love. All he needs is the right person to fill the void in his heart.
An incident with Jaxson’s dog begins a blooming relationship, one so different from Terri’s former drab existence of work, writing, and raising her daughter alone. Disaster threatens during a family gathering, when someone from Terri’s past brings back all the horrors of her childhood, pushing her into a shell. Jaxson’s world is rocked at a shocking revelation from his ex, but he refuses to allow the past to take the woman he loves. Together they cling to each other, becoming stronger in their love, determined to destroy any obstacle in their way.