Sophie’s dream is to own and run her own bed-and-breakfast in New Hope. Juggling her day job at Hope’s Crossing Kennels, she’s working hard on making those dreams a reality. And things are going surprisingly well. Then when something-or, rather, someone-else she’s dreamed about for years comes within her reach, she’s elated. After months of mixed messages, the roguishly charming Brandon Forte has finally made a move.

Brandon is training dog veteran Haydn for military explosives detection. The last thing on his mind is finding romance with the alluring Sophie. But when the heat between them rises to the explosive level and then buildings around town start going up in flames, Brandon realises someone in town has a very dangerous agenda. Brandon will stop at nothing to protect Hope’s Crossing Kennels and the woman he’s fallen for.