Jack âMarsâ Marsten lives in an apartment he never made a home. He made the mistake of marrying right out of boot camp to his high school sweetheart. When his wife left him during BUDS training, he vowed never to marry again. No entanglements. Period.Â
Deirdre Anne Tyler is running from her ex-boyfriend who beat her when he found out she was pregnant. She changed her name to Anne Smith and is hiding in an apartment next door to a cranky Navy SEAL who barely says hello. Which is just as well. The fewer people who know her and where she is, the less chance of her ex finding her.
Until he doesâĶ
When trouble comes calling, Anne hides in her neighborâs apartment. Jack wants nothing to do with the woman but canât send her back to deal with her problem on her own. Stuck with the woman, heâs now responsible for keeping her alive until her baby is born. How hard could that be? Harder than he originally thought when he finds himself falling for the pretty mother-to-be. No-commitment Jack sinks deeper into his own kind of trouble where Anne is concerned. the pretty mother-to-be. No-commitment Jack sinks deeper into his own kind of trouble where Anne is concerned.Â