The spark between them will either be what binds them together… or burns their friendship to the ground.

When Valerie Carter returns to Hawthorne Gym after a long fight with cancer, Sebastian finds himself immediately drawn to her in ways he never was before.

Everything about Val calls to him, and it isn’t long before he finds himself wanting more than just friendship.

But life hasn’t been fair to Val, and it’s left her wary of leaning on someone too much. Which is a problem for a man like Seb, who longs to have a woman in his life he can care for like a true Daddy Dom.

And when Seb’s ex-wife steps in to muddy the waters, Seb finds himself not just fighting for the woman he loves… but the family they’ve been working so hard to build, as well.