Hunky Texan, Dr. Avery Du Pont knows the value of second chances. When tragedy strikes the talented but flawed surgeon, he finds refuge in sports medicine and the hijinks of his highly paid NFL charges. He never dreamed he’d follow one of them across the country and into the arms of grieving widow, Maisie Moore. In a town that looks out for its own, Maisie is Shelton’s sweetheart … but she bears a secret burden that threatens to derail any future with Avery beyond their one scintillating night together. Avery isn’t a man easily put off. He knows what he wants … and what he wants is Maisie. He wants her in his bed and he wants his ring on her finger. But will that be enough for the twice shy widow, who has lost one love already? And will they both be able to survive the town’s Queen of Mean, Preenie Walker, who is on the warpath?