Will the truth finally set them free—or drive them apart forever?

Years ago, when he was nineteen, Jake Harrington had loved Sally with a passion. But he had been tricked into marrying someone else. Now free of that marriage, navy pilot Jake wants a second chance with Sally. Though the timing is wrong and reputations are at stake, after so much wasted time they finally confess their feelings—secretly!

Keeping their passion private brings its own tensions, but the revelations of the lies and secrets that caused their past breakup only push them further into each other's arms. Until Sally reveals one final secret—and it's the one thing Jake just can't forgive. . . .