Love only functions when your center is in the proper place. Hers could be right next door… Single mom Bridgette Dalton doesn’t have time to stop and smell the roses-not even in her very own flower shop. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t observed Bodhi Booker. Her ruggedly good looking next-door neighbor would be the perfect applicant for any no-strings fling.

Having enjoyed and dropped, Bridgette’s not prepared to hand over her center…but she could use a distraction. Bodhi has one rule: never leave anyone behind. As a particular operative, he knows that each new mission is more dangerous compared to the last. He’s hardly ever made a guarantee of forever to a female, not even to the beautiful widow that has him linked in knots. And if there have been anyone who could tempt him into placing down roots, it would be Bridgette and her lovable son. But mainly because his following deployment nears, they make a startling finding.

Their passion, meant only for the here and today, might already be blossoming into something more…