She walked into my pub. Invaded my island paradise. Invaded my fantasies. I had to have her. I moved to St. Martin after I retired from the Navy SEALS. It was paradise at a slower pace, perfect for avoiding my demons, trying to forget the PTSD that came with those covert missions. Brandi is a pretty blond tourist with sad eyes. When I walk her back to her hotel one night, our passion ignites. Blazing kisses lead to more. This fling is a bad idea. Sexiest bad idea I ever had. A one-night stand turns into more. Feelings I can’t control. Desire I can’t fight. I can’t give her what she deserves. I have to let her go. Make sure she never looks back, never wants to see me again. It’s for her own good. Too bad I figure out too late that I can’t live without her in my bed and in my life. I have to find her. Beg her to take me back. Then I’ll make her beg and scream my name again. It seemed like a good plan, till I laid eyes on her. And discovered I’m not the only one who was keeping a secret.

Tommy O’Shea. The love of my life. The one that got away. Correction, the one I let get away. Now, a decade later, it’s still the biggest mistake I’ve ever made. Even bigger than the one that’s got me on the run for my life. I need to get out of town, change my name, start over. But where? Then a picture in a magazine draws me in. It’s him. My Tommy. He’s living and thriving in paradise. What if he still hates me? Or worse – what if he’s forgotten me? As sick as the thought makes me, I know I have to go. My next steps sound like the plot of a bad movie. I check into a seedy motel, I get a job at his pub, I try to pretend like we can be just friends. Have I gone crazy in the middle of all my madness? We find some semblance of happiness together once again, But I know it can’t last. Not when a man shows up looking for me. I won’t put Tommy in danger. I’d rather break his heart all over again. But when I try to run again, everything goes wrong, and Tommy is the only one who can save me. Will he find me in time, or have we said our final goodbye?