When Nicole Smith was just a teenager with a head full of dreams, she saved the life of Mitch Grayson, a troubled boy about to join the Army. While she doubted she’d ever see him again, she could never quite forget him either. When their paths cross ten years later, Mitch carries the internal scars of all he has seen and endured. Throughout his tours of duty, he carried Nicole’s picture with him. Calling her his Good-Luck Angel, he believes the photograph kept him safe time after time.

All grown-up now, Nicole’s a busy nurse-midwife and Mitch is a decorated veteran turned civilian explosives expert for the Cincinnati Fire Department. While they both have successful careers, their personal lives have been notable failures. Mitch’s attracted to Nicole’s confident and fiery nature—and the red hair and killer body don’t hurt either. His spectacular muscles, world-weary sophistication, and affinity for motorcycles draw her to him like a moth to a four-alarm fire. Despite their growing fascination with one another, things don’t seem to be working out for them. Is fate trying to throw them together or keep them apart?