In Jake Barnes's strong arms, Joanna Meccord had once found pure bliss…until he'd left, shattering her soul. Now he was back, and so were Joanna's unsettling feelings for a man who had little faith in himself—or anything else….
All Jake had ever wanted was to do the right thing for Joanna. After all, she'd been too young to know better than to fall in love with him. Now she was older, wiser—and so was Jake. He had spent a lifetime learning how love could hurt. Did he dare believe it could also heal?
