Jaci Burton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Hope series including Love After All, Hope Burns, Hope Ignites, Hope Flames, and Hope Smolders, and the Play-By-Play novels, including An Unexpected Rush, All Wound Up, Quarterback Draw, Straddling the Line, Melting the Ice, and One Sweet Ride.

In the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Love After All and the Play-By-Play novels, running from the past isn't nearly as satisfying as facing the future…
Brady Conners is hardly the settling type, but when tragedy strikes in his family, he has no choice but to return home to Hope, Oklahoma. Setting up shop to work on custom motorcycles and pass the time, Brady has no intention of letting anyone get close-until he meets Megan.
Pastry shop owner Megan Lee is drawn to quiet, brooding Brady. Their connection is undeniable, and it quickly develops from physical attraction into something much stronger. But with Brady putting up barriers, Megan is afraid to truly open her heart-unless she can convince him to let go of the past…