If only Casey and Mac could agree on the best way to start over, the flames of mutual attraction might have a chance.

Malcolm Riggs IV enjoyed his life, showing off his town to tourists from the air and playing the field on the ground. . . until he ended up doing time for a crime he didn't commit. He took a plea deal to protect a woman he'd helped to escape from her abusive husband. Now he's out and eager to clear his name so he can get back to the life he loves flying little airplanes.

Casey Cameron has been in the military most of her life, first as an Army brat, then as a career officer. When her mother is crippled in a plane accident, Casey resigns her commission, and accepts a position with the Tide's Way police department where of her first assignments is mentoring two men who are trying to put their lives back together after doing time.

This wasn't quite how Casey envisioned her duties as a small-town cop and it doesn't appear that Mac Riggs is any more pleased with the arrangement. Casey is encouraging him to put the past behind him and move on. He's focused on clearing his name. Things don't get any easier when he turns out to be the carpenter Casey's contractor sends to make alterations to her home. Casey and Mac find themselves fighting the attraction sparking between them when they aren't arguing about his future.