Independence--would it separate them both now and forever?

When Jeannie Rasmussen met Paul Raymond for the first time, she knew that he was something special. But as a highly self-sufficient woman, Jeannie had sheltered herself from relationships since becoming a widow twelve years earlier. Jeannie had her son to raise, and did not want to lean on anyone else's resources for support.

Paul felt the attraction, too. He knew that with his own two children, Jeannie would think he was only interested in having her around as a surrogate mother.

The warmth of two families and the experience of parenting bring Jeannie and Paul together, but the sparks that ignite into flames of passion in the hot Arizona desert bond them as one!