For six years Fiona Lake had been haunted by Justin Reed, the man who loved her–and left her secretly carrying his child.

Now the brawny special agent was back and had discovered the truth. Would knowing his daughter turn him into father material, or would he walk away from her, too?

Yet when an explosion ripped through their lives, the help he offered their little girl revealed a side of Justin that Fiona had thought was gone. She could believe he cared–as long as she protected her heart.

But when fate intervened again, love was put to the ultimate test….