Ashley Montgomery is used to being different. After years of trying to fit into her family"s political machine and falling short, she"s decided to spend a year as a relief worker on an African refugee camp. But when she"s taken hostage by Somali pirates, her parents need someone to get her out, while keeping things quiet. Brody Baxter is used to being on the outside, serving as a bodyguard for movie stars and politicians, including a stint with Ashley"s family ten years ago. So when he learns that the one truly good and optimistic person in his life has been kidnapped, he doesn"t think twice about coming to her rescue. After being returned to safety, Brody takes Ashley to recover in his small hometown of Bishop, Arkansas. But being there forces him to face his own issues; namely, a distant relationship with his brother and his adopted father. Not to mention that he and Ashley have their own past to contend with--an intense connection that Brody struggled to resist. But Ashley isn"t a...