Adventure runs in Sam Braden's blood: he owns a river-rafting and outfitting company, works hard, plays harder, and rarely lacks for willing company. The one woman he truly wants, though, turns him down at every opportunity. Physician assistant Faith Hayes has escaped a painful past to build a safe, settled life in Peaceful Harbor, and she has channeled what she learned into founding Women Against Cheaters, an online support group. So when her boss's sinfully handsome brother sets his sights on her, she recognizes a self-professed player as exactly the kind of man she should avoid, and she is determined to resist. Sam refuses to be dismissed, pulling out every stop to prove that his reputation doesn't have to define his future. As Faith lowers her guard and begins to trust him, their charged conversations give way to real intimacy and something neither expected to find. But when the pasts they have both worked to outrun catch up with them, the fragile trust between them is tested, and it's Faith who is left with something to prove. Their romance pits a reformed player's sincerity against a guarded woman's hard-won caution.