Former tennis player Jennie Kim is trying to be the best teacher she can be, trying to reach her bored students and trying to forget her past. What brought her to this stage in her life isn't important. She can't let it be. But now one parent-teacher meeting may be her undoing…

Meeting Lisa Manoban for the first time makes it easy for Jennie to see why her son is having trouble in school. The woman knows how to manage businesses and wealth, not a teenage boy. Or a young teacher, for that matter, though she tries to. And yet…there is something about her that draws Jennie in—a hint of vulnerability, a flash of attraction, a spark that might burn.

Wanting her is taboo. Needing her is undeniable. And her long-awaited touch will weaken Jennie's resolve—and reveal what should stay hidden…