I'm a mom to teenagers... and my ex-husband's executioner.

He was cruel, abusive, and determined to destroy me. I did what I had to do to survive. And then I ran.

Now, years later, my children and I are back in town. It's time to lay some ghosts to rest, thank the allies who stood by me, and start living again.

Oscar Franks is everything I should avoid—cocky, dangerously handsome, irresistible... A cop.

From the moment our eyes lock, sparks fly. Desire burns hotter than either of us expected, and every second together threatens to upend the careful life I've built.

Some loves are dangerous. Some desires are unavoidable. And some second chances scorch hotter than any past we've survived.