Charlotte retreats to her grandparent's house in North Carolina for some much needed inner reflection and life planning. The person she thinks will be a distraction, even a Temporary One, ends up becoming a revelation in and out of the bedroom. Tyler is an active duty officer in the Marine Corps. The war has left scars on his mind and his body. He wasn't expecting anyone, especially a distracted redhead, to penetrate his defenses and steal his heart. With another deployment on the horizon he doesn't have time to second guess his instincts. Tyler and Charlotte both have to learn that sometimes a Temporary One is meant to last.