How far is one man willing to go to prove that love deserves a second chance? Can she find in her heart to forgive him for walking away? It's been over a decade since Connor stepped foot in his hometown. Returning for his grandmother's funeral, he quickly learns just how much has changed. And how far out of his reach, the love of his life truly is. Giving up on her dreams of marriage and happily ever after thanks to a cheating ex-husband, Lauren swears of men and decides to focus on raising her son. Until a blast from her past walks in to the emergency room one night and knocks her whole world upside down. Feelings she thought were buried, reemerge as her old flame decides he's willing to do whatever it takes to prove to her that true love is worth a second chance. Will she let him take back her heart that was once his? Or were they really never meant to be

For some, the Army is a means to an end. For Bryce Matheson, it quickly became his life. He had no time for relationships or the drama that came with them. Instead he played the field, often taking a different woman every night. Until Lacey. She was supposed to be another conquest, one night of unbridled passion. But she didn't fall for his charm, instead she challenged him. Never known to back down from a challenge, he accepted, thinking he would get her out of his system and move on. Lacey Halloway didn't have time for men. Especially men like Bryce, a man married to his job-who would inevitably disappear for months at a time leaving her waiting at home. She wasn't interested in that kind of life, but Bryce was charming. And hot. Checking off all the marks on her list with his tattoos and bad boy attitude. Except he wasn't a bad boy at all, outside of being a soldier. Agreeing to one date, and the promise of a night she'd never forget; she quickly learned her heart wasn't safe from falling. When one night turns into something more and a war threatens to destroy the man she fell in love with, can Lacey handle the change? Can Bryce claw his way back from a near death experience and be the man he thinks Lacey's deserves? Or will he come back to her at all?