Son of a shattered family, fireman Sean Devaney knew love never lasted, so he made sure he'd never be in a position to experience that kind of loss again. But then, he never counted on meeting scrappy-but-vulnerable single mom Deanna Blackwell, who had just lost everything in a devastating fire. Despite the warning bells going off in Sean's head, he felt an immense need to protect this struggling waitress and her spunky kid. How was he to know that mother and child would take chinks out of the armor surrounding his heart; A tower of testosterone, Sean was tough enough to storm burning buildings. But was he brave enough to risk the dangers of love?