Mason Malone had promised to follow in the steps of his father’s path by joining the military against his mother’s wish. Every mission brought him closer to his death and away from her, but he had no choice but to pick up duty call when it came. Stacey Malone would have wanted any other career for her son, but not one that had taken her husband's life. Writing to him filled up the void she felt being away from him, then the letters stopped coming, and she knew there was trouble looming, and she was not going to give up until she got to the root of it. Brian McCain became a shadow of himself after losing his wife to cancer and a broken marriage made him realize how lonely his life was since he walked out of his fiancée. Now fate brought her back into his life, and he knows he had to fight for her again.