I thought coming back to Red Lodge would be a quiet escape.

But then I ran into Mason—the firefighter who once had my whole heart.

Now he’s got a fierce protectiveness and a daughter who steals my breath with her shy smile.

He needs my help. And even though it risks exposing the past I’ve tried to bury, I can’t say no.

Playing house with Mason and his little girl feels dangerously close to the life I used to dream about.

But I can’t stay. Not when my past is a shadow that threatens everything I’ve started to care about again.