Iyana Smith never expected to meet a man like Commander Thayne Austin—let alone get pregnant with his baby. One night of passion together should never have had consequences, but it did. Not wanting serious ties to a career military man, she decides to keep her pregnancy a secret. Unfortunately things don’t go as she plans, and when Thayne finds out, he proposes marriage. Iyana turns him down flat. Duty was not enough to build a marriage on, and Iyana refuses to be any man's ball and chain. Yet, how can she deny her baby a father? And how much longer can she refute her strong attraction to the man who threatens to penetrate the wall of defense she’s built around her heart? For one wonderful night, Navy SEAL Thayne Austin allowed his quest for passion overrule his typical stalwart rationale. Then he had to leave to attend a required training. Returning four months later, he’s surprise to find Iyana pregnant with his child. Even though marriage and children aren’t in his immediate plans, no way is he going to allow his child to grow up without a father.

Zahra Knight never thought her casual affair with gorgeous Jarrett Carver would turn into anything more than it was. After all, she’s no more interested in marriage and commitment than he is. But when pregnancy test that she holds in her hand turns positive, it shakes her world to the core. She’s going to have to rearrange her otherwise routine life to include an unplanned baby. Things go from bad to worse when Jarrett suggests that they make their casual relationship more permanent for the sake of their unborn child. When Captain Jarrett Carver finds out that Zahra is expecting his baby, he quickly realizes that his Marine training didn’t prepare him for everything in life. Never has he thought that he’s husband and father material, but he’s willing to reconsider due to current circumstances. Even though things between him and Zahra haven’t been serious, he’s more than willing to give it a shot. Because as Zahra’s body begins to ripen with their child, he realizes he wants her more than he’d ever thought, and there’s no way he’s giving her up.