A runaway bride. A walking disaster. Colbie Bennington knows who she's expected to be. Responsible. Reliable. Predictable. Always the obedient daughter and a Stepford fianc e, she always plays it safe. Escaping from her dutiful life, she's looking for a fresh start. Her handsome, gruff landlord isn't part of the plan. But his lean, hard body and sexy smile are hard to ignore. Life has crippled Navy SEAL Zander Serrano. Too trapped in a mental war to be at peace and too damaged to be at war, romance is the last thing on his mind. Until a runaway bride storms into his life. Two broken souls. Each with their own scars. The attraction is undeniable. Unexpected. One night their worlds collide. Will they heal each other? Or destroy themselves beyond repair?