Former tennis player Easton Bradbury is trying to be the best teacher she can be, trying to reach her bored students and forget the past. Whatever brought her to this stage of her life doesn't matter. She can't let it haunt her. However, a parent-teacher meeting could prove to be fatal... Meeting Tyler Marek for the first time makes her understand why his son has problems at school. The man knows how to manage businesses and wealth, not a living, breathing teenager. Or a young teacher, although he tries. And yet... there's something about him that attracts her - a hint of vulnerability, a spark of attraction, a flame that can ignite. Her desire for him is taboo. Her need is inevitable. And his long-awaited touch will weaken Easton's defenses - and reveal what should have remained hidden...