I haven't felt like myself in a long time.I used to be happy. I used to love life. I used to consider myself an artist. But these days, all I do is get through the day, and I haven't touched a paintbrush in seven years. I need something new. Up and moving to a small coastal town in Maine is the last thing anyone expected of me, but the moment I set foot there, I instantly feel at home. On my first night, I'm startled awake by loud crashing sounds outside, and to my rescue comes a man that, with one look, I know will be the reason I break every rule I have about men. Jake Taylor is the town's recluse.He's tall, dark, and handsome personified, and would rather spend all of his time in his workshop than around people.I just so happen to be the exception to that. With every minute we spend together, I can't help but fall for the man who brings out everything I thought I lost in myself.But when his past comes back to town, all the reasons I've been avoiding men send the walls around my heart right back up. I thought I had finally found where I belonged, but now I'm second guessing everything.