Leslie Raymond spent the past two years wishing her life had taken a different turn. It's time for a fresh start, a move across the country, and a new set of rules to help heal her heart--no straight women, no women with kids, and no commitment. But when she meets her new neighbors, the beautiful Erica and her special needs daughter, Siena, she struggles against the pull she immediately experiences. Erica Cooper has learned to rely only on herself. She knows most people don't stick around when the going gets tough. And when caring for a child with autism, the going can get tough fast. She is content with the quiet and emotionally safe life she's constructed, but when they are befriended by their kind, playful, and--damn it--really hot new neighbor, the walls protecting her heart threaten to crumble. So much for good intentions and firm resolutions--neither stand a chance when the stars align for love.