Paxton Kerry has worked hard to overcome his injury, but still might not be able to play in the NFL again. He's a risk and the team may not be willing to gamble on his ability to perform. He decides to take a vacation, and convinces his agent's assistant he needs her to join him.

Alison Duvall would much rather stay in Seattle and work. She's much more than an assistant and on track to becoming one of the company's agents. Her boss assigned her a surly football player as her first client. One who is determined to make Alison's life miserable. How bad could a tropical vacation be? She's about to find out.

Paxton has an ulterior motive, one involving Alison, and his sudden vacation. He's fallen in love, but his actions may have driven Alison away. His desire is driving him as insane, but nothing compares to the jealousy raging through him when another man might steal her away forever...