Returning from active duty, Gunnery Sergeant Luke Barrett is shocked to learn he's a father.

Having just lost his mom, ten-year-old Caleb is reserved and wary—and Luke is simply overwhelmed. So when Tess Greenwood agrees to become Caleb's nanny, it's an answer to Luke's prayers.

Injured while working at an international mission in a war-torn country, Tess is in town to recuperate.

The last thing she wants is to get too involved. But as she spends time with the handsome marine and his son, Tess comes to realize that caring for them may just be the cure to her own battered heart.