Reese knows how to keep his distance. He's made peace with the solitary life except for a goofy uncle that runs a butcher shop. But when Eve, a quiet but determined woman with more worries than she lets on, stumbles into his path, his carefully controlled world is quickly pulled from his hands. Eve didn't expect her life to turn upside down so quickly. All she wanted was a way out-a way to keep her head above water while dealing with a future that seems to be slipping through her fingers. But when Reese enters the picture, she finds herself drawn to him in a way she never anticipated. Two people with nothing in common except a shared loneliness ...until an unexpected force pushes them to confront their pasts-and each other. As they navigate the fine line between help and heartache, they'll have to decide if they're willing to risk their carefully guarded hearts for a chance at something more.