Life throws you curve balls, but no parent should ever bury a child. Determined not to make the same mistakes with his son as he made with his daughter, Nic Beuve is single-minded until Hope walks into his life.Hope Delaney, a woman with a past that almost broke her, tries to keep people at bay for their own protection. Fortunately for her, no one listens when she says she wants to be alone. A burning desire, a deep need to protect, and a woman who looks like an angel breaks down Nic's defenses until he can't ignore them. He wants Hope and what Nic wants... Hope thinks she can walk away at any time. She just wasn't counting on a man like Nic to get in the way-or a nosy but loving Cajun Boss. All's fair in love and war, and Maman Rose wants Nic and Hope together. Will their relationship survive an ex-wife with an agenda or will her past come between them-or kill them?