He's terrified of loving her. Quinn Mallick already had his happily-ever-after, and in the blink of an eye it was ripped away from him. Now he's content to walk through the rest of his life carrying the weight of that guilt on his shoulders. He's convinced he doesn't deserve a second chance. But when the town's beautiful dance teacher turns her sights on him he finds himself questioning everything. She's terrified of losing him. Lilly Mathewson's once quiet, predictable life has been turned on its head. Feeling alone and adrift, she finds her comfort in the most unexpected of places. Falling for the town widower was never part of the plan, but there is just something about the temperamental man she can't seem to let go of. What started as two grieving people leaning on each other has quickly turned into something neither of them expected. Lilly is ready to take the next step, but how do you move forward when the man you love refuses to let go of the past? Especially when the only hope they have of healing their broken souls is if they do it together.