Duke Smith is ready to leave Granter's Corner, the little backwater town in which he'd lived for twenty-eight years. Since his mother has recently died and his father's in prison, there's no need for him to stick around. His only good memories of the place are those moments spent with Evan Harper, his boyhood friend and first love. Evan left when they were eighteen, and while Duke never resented him for it, he has missed him. Evan Harper is on his way to San Diego where his SEAL team has been stationed, but he has to make one stop along the way. He's missed only one thing from his life in Granter's Corner, and that's Duke Smith. When they reconnect, Evan is thrilled to know their feelings haven't changed during the years they were apart. Duke already has plans to relocate to the coast, and moving in with Evan is a golden opportunity he can't resist. Could fate be finally giving them a chance now that both of them have said goodbye to the past?