Publisher's Synopsis
Army Special Forces Master Sergeant Eli Stevens is married to his childhood sweetheart, Katherine. She is his princess, his world. He is her first and only love, her best friend, her everything. They finally have what they've always dreamed of...a baby on the way. But this happy news comes on the eve of Eli and his best friend Sergeant William Bradshaw's deployment for a special mission... A mission that Eli knows in his heart will be his last. Before Eli's premonition comes true he tells William to watch over his family, to be a father to his child, to love Katherine. William reluctantly agrees, moving into the Stevens home to take care of Katherine. The longer he is there the more she depends on him. But she holds William emotionally at a distance, scared of the feelings he stirs inside her. And despite fighting against it he falls in love with Katherine and the child, even though feels he is betraying his friend. Can they find their way through the nightmares to give in to what is between them? Or will the past come back to haunt William in more ways than one?
