On prom night, a lifetime ago, Molly Moynihan took a chance on love. She ended up pregnant and completely on her own Undaunted, Molly took baby Ireland to Kauai and carved out a life for them in the tourism field. She eventually owned her own travel agency and devoted her life to her daughter and her career. Molly had no interest in the trappings of love, sex, or even friendship. When baby Ireland was diagnosed with a submucous cleft palate, Molly had to rely on someone else. That someone was the ruggedly sexy Dr. Garrik Newsome, craniofacial pediatric surgeon. Not only did Dr. Newsome make Ireland whole again, he worked his magic on Molly, as well. It was supposed to be a vacation fling for him, an experiment for Molly but it became so much more Garrik teaches Molly the art of lovemaking; Molly teaches him to put someone before himself. Garrik rushes Molly into marriage and they soon find extraordinary sex is not necessarily a good foundation for a lasting relationship. Did Molly make a mistake trusting Garrik? Her estranged mother thinks she did, common sense tells her she did but what does her heart tell her to do?