Nell Masters had suffered enough traumas in her life, so who could blame her for being wary of men? Then she met Ben Rigby and longed for something more…more than sex with no strings attached. But, she was afraid.

Nell's past was beginning to catch up with her. Her child—her lost child whom she had never even had the chance to see—shared the same birthday as Ben's adopted son…. Was fate being cruel or kind? And would Ben ever forgive her when he found out that she was just marking time?