Martin Wesley’s job as a CFO is very stressful. All he seems to do lately is work, with no end in sight. But one morning he answers a knock on his door and comes face to face with a social worker and a sad little girl named Samantha Wesley ... his niece. Martin is her only next of kin, and he has no idea what to do.<br><br>In steps daycare worker Ryan Gentles, who is very understanding and helpful, and Martin is beyond grateful. It doesn't hurt that the man is cute as a button, too.<br><br>With his heart pulled in two directions, Martin has to make a choice: continue to be a pawn in his company's games or find a new purpose by taking care of his niece, quitting his job, and reaching out for a love he never thought possible.

Because of Sam

When I’d left my uncle’s house at eighteen, Louise and I were practically strangers. Our dad had made us that way, and we didn’t know how to bridge the gap. I’d heard it said that tragedy brings families together. Well, in our case, it created a huge divide. I hadn’t spoken to my sister or heard from her since I left home.


I arrived at my condo building half an hour later. When I let myself inside, my eyelids were heavy. I decided that a shower was too much to ask at this hour, so I simply collapsed face down on the couch and was soon lost to the world.


The alarm on my phone woke me at five. Bleary-eyed, I sat up on the couch, stiff in too many places to count, and still weary. My head hurt something fierce, but I was used to that. It was all par for the course in my daily life, which probably wasn’t all that healthy.


Chapter 2