In the wake of his wife&rsquo;s murder, agent Grady Shields turned his back on the FBI&mdash;and everything else&mdash;to retreat into the vast solitude of Montana, grieve for his lost love, and forget the world. But after years in seclusion, his sister&rsquo;s wedding draws him to St. Dennis, a peaceful town on the Chesapeake Bay. Though he swears he isn&rsquo;t interested in finding love again, Grady can&rsquo;t ignore the mutual sparks that fly when he meets Vanessa Keaton.<br><br>Although her past was marked by bad choices, Vanessa has found that coming to St. Dennis is the best decision she&rsquo;s ever made. Bling, her trendy boutique, is a success with tourists as well as with the townspeople. She&rsquo;s made friends, has a home she loves, and has established a life for herself far from the nightmare she left behind. The last thing she&rsquo;s looking for is romance, but the hot new man in town is hard to resist. And when Vanessa&rsquo;s past catches up with her, Grady finds that he&rsquo;s unwilling to let her become a victim again. As together they fight her demons, Grady and Vanessa discover that life still holds some surprises and that love doesn&rsquo;t always have to hurt.