13 YEARS, 1 MONTH, 4 DAYS...

Reese Barone counted the days since he'd last seen Celia. He'd sailed around the world and still couldn't erase the memory of making love to her in the summer sun, planning their future. Then false rumors and a blowout with his father made Reese abandon the one woman he'd ever truly desired.

The last thing Celia Papaleo wanted was to rekindle an old flame or have Reese Barone back in Cape Cod, stirring up the past...and passion. Her black-sheep lover had gotten better with age—now hard, hot and utterly male. One night in his arms and again she could deny him nothing—until he told her his one little secret....