Emma Haines is ten weeks from finishing her internship and earning a Chicago residency, but must publish her study first. Far from medical school pressures and caring for her disabled brother, she escapes to northern Michigan and finally feels free. A sexy, older man at a bar promises a no-strings-attached night, tempting her to indulge in a distraction from responsibility.

Six months after losing his badge, Pete Ward longs to return to law enforcement. Just as he accepts a promising opportunity, his teenage daughter must spend the summer with him to participate in a new medical treatment plan. Balancing his ambitions with her needs nearly derailed him before. Her health?and happiness?now hinge on the young doctor running the study?the very woman he spent one reckless night with.

A blend of romance and ambition tests everything they're fighting for?and may unlock a future neither of them expected.