Abandoned as an infant by her Vietnamese mother and African-American military father, Nicole Edwards has had a lifetime of rejection and is leery of involvement and definitely with a man in uniform. From the moment their hands touched, the twenty-five year old school teacher was drawn to the handsome Air Force Major. Valiantly she tries to ignore that attraction because she knows there is no future for her with the gray-eyed charmer. Believing this, she agrees to a temporary adult agreement. By the time she realizes that her attraction has turned into something far more powerful, it's too late to protect her heart because the major owns it. And just when she believes there might be a chance for them, an enemy works to destroy it.

A disastrous marriage has left Major Xavier Ramon a single parent and determined never to love again. So when he is introduced to the sable brown beauty, ten-years his junior, he has no intention of falling in love. Yet unable to deny the chemistry between them, he is determined to have her. An adult agreement suits his purpose perfectly until desire develops into love. And when the past threatens his future happiness, Xavier must fight to convince Nicole of his love and their future together.