Former underwear super model tiffany livingston turned entrepreneur Clay Stryker has adored, tragically lost and vowed that he’ll never risk his heart again. After making his lot of money, the youngest of the rugged Stryker brothers earnings to Fool’s Platinum, California, to place down roots on the ranch of his very own. But he’s disappointed to discover that also in his hometown, people find him only for his world-famous…resources. Firefighter Chantal (Charlie) Dixon was raised an unattractive duckling beside her delicately gorgeous mother, a sense reinforced way back when by a guy who still left soul-deep scars. Today she has pals, a solid work as well as the itch to start out a family group – yet she can’t move toward the future while she’s haunted by unpleasant memories. Clay finds an urgent ally, and unexpected temptation, in tomboyish Charlie, the only person who views beyond his stunning good looks to the true man beneath. But when Charlie comes to him with an indecent proposal, will they be able to conquer their pasts and find a love that lasts beyond one amazing summer?