I came back from the Army a broken man, carrying so much darkness that only the memory of one perfect weekend with Jodie kept me going. But I've been back for nine months, and I've searched every bar on the Sunset Coast. She can't be found—or she doesn't want to be. Until the day she turns up at my work as beautiful as I remember but remote. She doesn't want anything to do with me. But the more she pushes me away, the greater my need grows. I don't care what she's hiding. I'm never giving up on Jodie. is a steamy secret-baby, age gap romance featuring an ex-military hero and the curvy woman who heals his heart.