Zara and Dave share a hot summer fling. She never gets his last name and isn't interested in contacting him after he returns to his real life, leaving her to tend bar in her tiny Vermont town.

But what Zara doesn't realize is Dave may be leaving, but he's left her with a part of him she'll have forever, his baby.

Two years later, and Dave has returned for another vacation. Hoping to run into the hot bartender who rocked his world, Dave is stunned when he finds out he's a dad.

Older, wiser, and wary, Zara isn't sure she can believe Dave is ready to take it all on, or if she wants to risk her and her daughter's hearts in the process.

A lovely secret baby romance, which is normally a trope I detest, but Bowen made it believable. Also, I'm totally here for hot, hulking bearded gingers who are gaga for their babies.

Dave is a hockey player, but hockey was mostly a side-note. It was more important Dave was a rich professional athlete than it was that he was a hockey player. I wanted a little more hockey I guess? But overall enjoyed my first Bowen.