Prologue: Grant, Two Months Earlier

Widowed Grant Devereaux, a retired Marine meets much younger Maddie Baker and sparks fly immediately. Their age difference and the fact she works at a strip club, causes Grant pause. However, they keep getting thrust together and Grant soon realizes that Maddie is in deep trouble.

The heart wants what it wants, but he also needs to protect her, no matter how much she protests. Can he have it both ways or will his second chance at love burn to ash before his eyes?