Love is a game only fools play and ex naval intelligence officer Sam Taber is a fool no more. Behind his seductive smile and piercing blue eyes he hides a world of disappointment, pain and heartbreak. He conceals it all behind a cocky, devil may care facade and is content to find fleeting intimacy in the emotionally empty world of easy hook-ups and one night stands. Hes well aware of his reputation as a player with no heart but he doesnt care. The shattered pieces of his heart are safely locked away in a steel vault and that's where they're going to stay. Gina Gallinaro, former New York prosecutor, is looking for a quieter life in Little Creek, a small town in the heart of the Adirondacks and arrives just as the first snowflakes start to fall. Burnt out and exhausted, she's looking forward to a slower pace of life, making new friends and maybe even finding something meaningful in the relationship department. Therefore, it takes her all of two seconds to shoot down Sam Taber's offer