After an overseas mission goes wrong, Army Special Forces officer Jacob Kincaid knows where he must go to make things right: back home to the tiny town of Cedar Ridge. All he needs is fresh mountain air, a lakeside cabin, and quiet solitude. But what he discovers is a gorgeous woman living on a boat at his dock. Sophie Marren has nowhere else to go. She's broke, intermittently seasick, and fighting a serious attraction to the dishy guy now claiming her dock. Something about Jacob's dark intensity makes her want to tease-- and tempt-- him beyond measure. Neither one wants to give any ground - - until they realize the only true home they have is with each other.