After years of secretly pining for Garrett Caldwell—the grumpy and elusive hot town doctor—he finally looks my way. As my best friend’s older brother, he said I was too young and completely off-limits. But I felt the heat of his lingering gaze, the spark beneath his hesitant touch. Maybe it was only once, and maybe that was exactly what we agreed to, but that one scorching night had consequences that will tie us together for the rest of our lives. Suddenly he claims to want more, and I can’t keep the doubt from creeping in. Because building a relationship based on his obligation would break me. The whole town is talking, but I’m stronger than the girl they remember. So I guard my heart against the one man who has the power to destroy it.