He wants independence. She longs for safety. Will an orphan girl bring them together? Beginning a new life, Shanna Becket, secures employment at the Children's Society Agency. Her first assignment brings her dangerously close to her abusive stepfather. What she didn't count on is the distraction of a handsome stranger who sends her heart fluttering. A second son who is second-best, Aidan hopes that his latest venture is his ticket to independence...