Colleen Moran has spent ten years trying to forget Deacon Hale. Her small garden is her oasis from the frustration and hectic pace of her job, but when she cuts her finger while tending the roses, she sets certain events into motion. Everything comes to a head on Halloween night when Deacon shows up out of the blue, intent on rekindling their romance.
Deacon has never forgotten Colleen, but it's going to take time, love, and full disclosure for them to reconcile. Deacon has secrets of his own, secrets that drove him away from her the first time, but when her life is threatened, he puts it all on the line to save her.
Can she forgive the hurts of the past and accept him the way he is, or will their second chance be over before it begins?