"Therapist Kayla McCormick is the quiet, sensitive type who prefers her life orderly and predictable. Kayla has an open heart, but the pain of loss has taught her to avoid risks that could get her hurt. She dreams of family and forever but no longer believes she'll have her own happy ending. Jackie Phillips hides her fear and hurt behind fierce independence and impulsive behavior. Raised in an atmosphere of abuse and neglect, she is haunted by the disappearance of her mother when she was a teenager. Determined not to need anyone, she has clsed her heart and lets lust drive her encounters. When their lives converge in a classic case of opposites attracting, will Kayla nd Jackie have the courage to embrace love and rewrite their own stories, when that might mean risking all?" -- Page [4] of cover.