Life can be awkward when you're a child genius. For Louisa Ward, that came in the form of meeting her one true love at age twelve--TJ Taggart. But being a year younger and a full year ahead of him in school always made things weird. Working in the CIA has made her into a strong and capable woman. Until she sees TJ. Fifteen years later, she still gets butterflies every time she sees the gorgeous soldier, but she's tired of waiting.

TJ could always see exactly where he wanted to go in life. But joining the Army would require a sacrifice. Since meeting Louisa, TJ knew she was the woman he wanted to spend his life with. But he couldn't ask her to live that life with him. There would be a chance to sweep her off her feet when his time in this dangerous life was done.

On a top-secret mission, TJ's unit is ambushed. As he waits to die, all he can think of is the time he wasted and how badly he wants to be with Lou. He's shocked when his sweet, quiet girl shows up leading a CIA special ops squad to bust him out. Back in Dallas, it's time to claim the woman of his dreams. He has a plan to win her over, until the adversary who almost killed him returns to finish the job.

Contains mature themes.