After a devastating heartbreak, Italy Armani made a promise to herself—never again. Love had cost her too much, so she poured everything into her career, building a name for herself as a sought-after private chef. Now, with her own kitchenware line on the verge of launching, she finally has the success she's worked so hard for. The past is behind her... until Kentrell Latimore walks back into her life. Kentrell made a painful decision years ago, one he thought was best at the time but ultimately shattered the only love he'd ever known. Now, as a grown man who understands exactly what he lost, he's determined to prove to Italy that he's not the same person who once let her go. But winning her back won't be easy. With family, ambition, and old wounds standing between them, Italy and Kentrell must decide if love is worth the risk—or if some heartbreaks are too deep to mend.