Before Sam could tell Wynter how he felt about her, tragedy tore them apart. Twelve years later fate drops Wynter on Sam’s doorstep. She’s widowed, desperately broke, and very pregnant. Sam has spent his entire adult life trying to forget Wynter, and here she was, ready to collect on a promise he’d made when he was young and in love. His sense of honor dictates that he take her in when she needs him most—it’s only temporary, after all. But living under the same roof quickly leads to old feelings resurfacing. Now the one person he wanted to leave behind is the one person he can’t let go.

She knows that seeing her reminds Sam of everything he’d lost, but Wynter has no choice. If she is going to make it back to Scallop Shores to raise her baby, she needs his help. Only she hadn’t counted on the long winter nights or getting reacquainted with a childhood friend she’d loved like a brother—a friend who’s grown into a man she finds herself wanting to get to know on an entirely different level.

Delivering Wynter’s baby at home during a fierce snow storm forces Sam to fill in as temporary dad. It’s a role he’d gladly make permanent, but the one place Wynter is determined to raise her daughter is the one place Sam swore he’d never set foot in again. Has he been given a second chance to tell her he loves her only to lose her again? Or is this time for keeps?