Struggling in his role as a newly single father, former army medic Kevin OāBrien moves home to Chesapeake Shores. He wants a haven for himself and his toddler son, surrounded by the family he knows he can count on and a future thatās nothing like his past. But Kevin is suddenly facing a risk he hadnāt anticipatedā¦ in the form of Main Street bookseller Shanna Carlyle. Shanna immediately recognizes Kevin as a wounded soulāsheās had way too much experience with the type. Still, this charming OāBrien man and his son are almost impossible to resist. Then, just when the barriers are toppling, someone from Shannaās past appears. Confronted with a threat to their hard-won serenity, Kevin and Shanna face their toughest challengeālearning to trust again.