Take one taciturn army vet.

Add one a fiery four-year-old daughter he didn't know he had.

Mix with a pre-school teacher determined to help them both.

Amber Meadows can't help feeling drawn to Blake Roebuck, the introverted army vet who goes to the same weekend outings as she does. She senses something special in him and tries to draw him out.

But... he has never mentioned his family, and he certainly never spoke of having a child! So when he turns up on her doorstep one Friday afternoon, looking frazzled and holding tight to the hand of a tiny red-haired spitfire called Mandy, Amber is somewhat taken aback.

She discovers that this little mite is the daughter that Blake never knew he had... and she has not had a happy life so far. Amber and Blake join forces to give a brave but fearful little girl the security she has never had. The problem is, little Mandy wants nothing to do with this taciturn man who says he's her dad—she just wants to live with Amber!

Blake, who has faced all manner of life-threatening challenges, finds that being a Dad to a rebellious four-year-old is the biggest hurdle he's ever had to face.