After witnessing his parentsâ doomed love affair long ago, serial playboy Ash Younger decided that love was not meant for him. With his charm and good looks, heâs never lacked for beautiful women. He may push numbers as an accountant by day, but by night, heâs only interested in having a woman in his bed.Yet the night he encounters a mysteriousâand gorgeousâwidow who doesnât immediately fall under his seductive spell, Ash realizes he wants her more than heâs ever wanted another woman.Following the loss of her husband two years ago, Violet Fielding wants to focus on two things: her jewelry business and beginning her life anew in the small town of Fair Haven, Washington. She doesnât have time for men or romance, and she certainly doesnât have time for a man whoâs a well-known playboy and younger than her.Violet already found the love of her life in her husband, and, after his death, she knew she could never love anyone again.But when Ash kisses her, all of her plans and promises are turned upside down. A passion stronger than either Ash or Violet could imagine envelops them both one nightâand that night changes everything.