When Alex York, the handsome Mayor of Magnolia Falls, hears his young son speak for the first time in two years, he immediately hires the woman responsible to be the boy's live-in nanny. Though Alex never intends to seduce her into his bed, Ella Slipper's endearing eccentricities, rebellious nature and startling blue eyes are impossible to resist. Ella wants to keep things professional, but no matter how hard she tries, she can't help melting in Alex's arms. He might help her forget the pain of her past, but can she let the sexy single dad into her heart?