Years of grief bring Raemy Miller to a sleepy diner on the foggy Oregon coast, where she means to honor her brother's memory by facing Noah Kendrick, the former Marine her brother admired most.
Noah has built a life of silence, control, and discipline, and he will not put down the guilt of failing to save him.
Raemy rejects that penance, tells him he owes her nothing, and laughs at the guilt he has carried for years.
She presses against every wall he keeps in place, and when he kisses her to quiet her, she answers the kiss.
He never intended to want her, let alone need her, and he still does not believe redemption is his to claim.
Raemy will not accept anything less than forever.
