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Rico Alvarez is a celebrated chef living a life he feels he doesn't deserve. Now that he has managed to turn his life around he forces himself to lead a sterile life of comfort and loneliness, until local gardener, Eden Stuart runs him off the road while driving her dilapidated old farm truck.

Her recklessness makes him angry but anger soon turns to unforgettable attraction. More than vegetables and flowers grow in Eden's lush garden—healing and warmth grow there too. Despite his strong feelings toward Eden, Rico insists that sex is all he has to offer Eden and all she'll ever get from him.

How can one love but not trust. It all becomes meaningless, Eden explains that trust is everything. Rico knows she's right, but trust is a commodity that a man with so much to hide cannot afford.

Ms. Lilas has created two lonely, in need of love characters that click. Rico draws you in at his first appearance in the story and Eden is the strong woman he needs.