He is a surly bodyguard. She is a single mother on the run. And finding themselves together in one small Scottish village, they can’t hide anywhere from their frantic attraction to each other... Much time has passed since Walker Ironside left behind Scotland and the memories that haunt him. However, after years of traveling the world as a bodyguard, Walker missed his homeland enough to return. To the village of the Scottish Highlands, where there is an exclusive club for the elite - the Ardnoch estate. Walker may not have found his happiness, but he is satisfied with his job in the security service of an elite club and his bachelor lifestyle. What he doesn't need is to be distracted by the seductive but too young single mother Sloane Harrow, who had recently joined the club. Sloane could not even imagine that she would become pregnant at sixteen. Or that ten years later he would run away from California with his daughter Kelly to start over in the Scottish Highlands. Having taken refuge in a safe haven from Kelly's dangerous father, Sloane is happy with their new life. Her daughter is happy. Sloane has a stable job, an old-fashioned cottage, a passion for baking that may be about to develop into her own business, and she is very attracted to the surly security guard Walker Ironside. Unfortunately, the gloomy Scot seems to be immune to Sloane's charm, but she can't resist and tries to seduce him with cupcakes and various pastries at every opportunity. Meanwhile, someone shows up in Ardnoch with the intention of ruining Sloane's life, and then Walker is the first to extend his hand help to protect Sloane and Kelly. Even if it means giving in to temptation and awakening your demons. Because in the process, Walker will face a problem: how to protect Sloane from the ghosts of not only her past, but also his own.