My world was dark and cold...until she ignited a spark.

When I left to serve in the military, I had a plan for my life. I saw a future with a wife and kids and all the things my parents have together. But that was before I saw the horrors of combat.

Now I'm back in my small-town working alongside my brother as a firefighter. I'm slowly learning to live again with one very big complication. It comes in the form of a small, feisty, attractive woman who just happens to be the best friend of my brother's girlfriend. And as fate would have it, she's also my new neighbor.

Becca Carmichael drives me crazy with her absolute perfection. She's all I ever wanted before I left to serve. And now, she's everything I can't allow myself to have.I've tried to keep my distance, because I know I'm not what she needs.

But a spark ignited between us the moment we met and it turned into a burning desire that is getting harder to douse each day.

She needs to stay away from me, but I'm not sure I can stay away from her.