Years before, she'd left him to follow her passion: the dance. Charlotte "Charlie" Wells thought she'd kissed James Murphy goodbye until a knee injury forced her to take a stopgap job as activities director of New Eden. Charlie was shocked to discover that the manager of the community was none other than James himself! The electricity, and the anger, were still there. He swore he'd teach the slate-eyed beauty a lesson in love before she left him again. She, in turn, was swept away by his addictive embraces and seductive charm. Finally Charlie knew that James was the man she loved. But how could she prove she was the woman he could trust...that this time she'd stay—for a lifetime?