Single mother Mira Savage knows that crushing on her boss's son is not the smartest idea, especially with the company, and her job, already on shaky ground. But Matt Lacroux is an irresistible mix of proper gentleman and flirtatious bad boy, and as a Princeton professor whose life is hours away, he stays safely in the fantasy-only zone. Between trying to save her employer's floundering company and raising her six-year-old son, Hagen, fantasies are about all Mira has time for anyway. Then a surprise encounter tips fantasy into reality, sparking sudden passion and late-night confessions. The more time Matt and Mira spend together, the deeper their bond grows, and the tenderness Matt shows Hagen is more than she ever let herself dream of. But Matt's sabbatical on Cape Cod is only temporary, and Mira has no intention of rescuing his father's company just to leave it behind. As the summer draws them closer, a guarded single mom and a professor who was only ever passing through must decide whether whispered promises of love are enough for one of them to change everything.