For Jake Landry, Erin Shaw was always off-limits too young, too innocent, and his kid sister s best friend. Home now after a decade of military service, Jake finds Erin all grown up but she s still off-limits. War has left him with scars invisible to anyone but him, and a relationship is the last thing he s looking for.
As a teenager, Erin had a hopeless crush on her friend s big brother. Now that she s an adult, she thinks she s put all that behind her. But when she sees Jake again, she discovers her old feelings are alive and well and blossoming into something new.
Jake doesn t believe in happily-ever-after. And since he can t give Erin what she deserves, he tries to stay away from her. But when the attraction between them turns explosive, his resistance starts to crumble. Will Erin find a way past Jake s armor, all the way to his heart?"