By rights, anyone would agree Julia Davies is easy to envy. She's smart, pretty, and both kids and dogs love her. She easily attracts men, but her impulsive stubbornness and frequent lack of good judgment have led her down a road to the danger she finds herself in. Fleeing to faraway Halifax to escape an abusive relationship becomes the catalyst for Julia taking what she expect to be a low-key job as a nanny.

Alex Sutherland comes with baggage of his own. The death of his beloved wife has taken a toll on his two young boys, leaving them fragile and in need of the kind of nurturing only a mother can provide. Overworked and desperate to find the perfect caretaker for his kids, Alex never expects to find himself in a romantic entanglement...and unexpected peril.