With her stalker finally behind bars, heiress Samantha Colby turns her attention to more important things. Like building an identity for herself that's separate from her famous last name. And building a life with the man she loves, Detective Joshua Pierce.

But Josh is still haunted by a dark secret from his past, and he struggles with how to tell Sam the whole truth and still hang on to her. He's said the words, and he means them. Now he has to figure out how to deal with her wealth and her family if he wants to keep her in his life forever.

Real life awaits. As does their happily ever after. As long as they can both learn the lesson that real love requires a little give and take.