One of New York's Bravest, firefighter Cash Ryder prides himself on always being ready for anything, until he pulls a woman's car from the side of a mountain during a snowstorm and comes face to face with sensual, smart-mouthed, stubborn Siena Remington. A model who has dated some of the industry's wealthiest, best-looking men, Siena has long assumed most men see her as little more than eye candy. Rescued by a tall, gorgeous stranger, she lets herself imagine a real-life fairy tale, right up until he opens his mouth and out comes something gruff, ornery, and infuriatingly sexy. Fate throws them back together at the firehouse's annual calendar photo shoot, where the heat between them sizzles and neither knows how to contain the flames. A night of sharp-tongued sparring gives way to a sinfully sensual one, and as their guards drop, so do their secrets, including the warm, romantic heart Cash hides behind his gruff exterior. But Siena carries a secret of her own that may be more than even a man who is always prepared can handle, and she is soon forced to choose between the person who is everything she has dreamed of and the opportunity of a lifetime.