Overachiever River Purcell was never supposed to be a struggling single mom, functioning double shifts merely to make ends meet. Nor was she said to be abandoned by her high-school sweetheart, breaking her center into a thousand jagged items. Today Vaughn De Matteo is definitely back in town, his sights set on her…and River is at risk of drowning a second time. Nobody believed Hook’s citizen bad young man was sufficient for River–not also Vaughn himself. But he’ll battle like hell to win back the girl he never ended loving, to keep the girl he never expected, also to convince himself he’s worthy of their appreciate in the process–even if he has to depend on their fierce and undeniable sexual chemistry. But even while River’s body arches under his hungered contact, the demons of the past lurk in the shadows–waiting for Vaughn to do it again his mistakes one final time…