Is there life after loss? Grace Mathers is almost certain there isn’t. She’s slowly picking up the pieces of her shattered life, one painful step at a time. She’s hiding from the pain, avoiding the truth, and living in a full state of denial. When Ryan Bernhart walks into her life, she is anything but pleased. Although she’s instantly attracted to him, she wants nothing to do with the tattoo-covered bad boy. She has no room in her life for any more chaos or confusion, and she does not intend to get involved with someone who is destined to break her heart. Ryan is a man on a mission. Keeping his shop afloat and finding a place to live are his top priorities. What he doesn’t need is Grace Mathers, the spunky beauty who threatens to upend his entire world. She’s everything he could ask for if he were the kind of guy to want more, which he most definitely is not. He’s not looking for forever, not looking for anything resembling a relationship. Not now. Not ever. It’s not easy learning to let go and learning to love. Will they decide to take a chance on friendship, on possibly finding love, on hopefully finding faith in one another? Or will their pasts threaten any chance of future happiness?