Rex Gunner has been left behind so many times that when his new neighbor moves in, he's angry that its a beautiful woman. A woman that clicks with his young daughter-- even worse. His priority is raising her after his wife left them without a goodbye; he's not interested in being heartbroken by yet another woman. Rynna Dane is stunned by the beauty of the man across the street, but she can't seem to stay away from him.

They've both been through serious trauma: Rex losing his teenage love who has never been seen again; Rynna running from horrific bullying from her childhood. Honestly, this book turned to be pretty disturbing with the sudden disappearance (murder? kidnapping? death?) of a teenage girl and then the seriously disgusting form of abuse by the "best friend" turned bully of another teenage girl. I'm not usually a fan of the single parent trope, but it worked for Rex.

Tropes: Single Dad, Love Thy Neighbor