For two years, Chris Dandy only had his uncle, his boxing, and sometimes, carpentry. A trip to the hardware store changed all that. A glimpse of a beautiful woman and her child filled his head with forbidden fantasies; forbidden because the woman was probably someone's wife. Except days later, she and the child appeared at his door, demanding asylum.
For those two years, every sleepless night, every punch, every scar, every form of pain that came Chris Dandy's way had been a source of atonement for what he'd done to his friend. Now he's faced with the fact that his friend had not committed suicide but had been murdered. He's faced with protecting James Akai's sister and his daughter until the bad guys are apprehended.
Chris is also faced with the undeniable attraction for his friend's sister tearing at his soul. With a chance to atone, he couldn't give in to what he wouldn't have dared if his friend had lived. Despite what Liz Akai thought, he couldn't. Or could he?