Why can’t everybody just leave him alone? All Sean Rafferty wants is solitude to recover from a gunshot wound. That’s why he’s here on Maine’s isolated Osprey Island: to heal and move on. But how can he face going back to being a Massachusetts state police officer since he’s sworn off ever playing hero again?Unfortunately, Sean can’t avoid heroics when neighboring Connie Bradford’s daughter keeps getting into trouble. And the fiercely independent Connie makes it clear she doesn’t need a rescuer- reluctant or otherwise. The mother-and-daughter antics make his solitude seem almost too quiet.Despite himself, Sean finds this pair wrestling their way into his heart…as if they belong there.