The children of Jenny Wright’s class have tough ex-Marine Nate Dole wrapped around their fingers and Nate’s knack for downplaying his heroic past makes him even more fascinating to the children--and their teacher. But Jenny can’t forget the past, or the reasons she broke off her relationship with Nate. And even if his being here has resurrected old feelings, she refuses to go down that road again.

Nate’s wounds may be healed, but when he sees Jenny again, he realizes his heart has a long way to go. Try as he might to resist, he finds himself drawn both to her class...and to the teacher. He begins to consider a little after-school tutoring in the art of second chances at love...