Claire Marshall: Stepmother to the bride. Cool and in control of her emotions. Wary of love, she has no intention of marrying again.

          Brad Stevenson: Now that his younger siblings have grown he is free of family responsibility. He has no desire for ties and emotional commitment.

          Persuaded to take on one last family task, Brad is brought into Claire’s well-ordered life. She provokes him, intrigues him, angers and excites him because he is sure that passion hides just below her calm surface. But what would happen to them both if that passion were revealed?