From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a mesmerizing tale of love in the big city. Landlocked in Manhattan, rugged seaman Zack Muldoon needed a tough, no-nonsense lawyer to save his kid brother's delinquent hide. Public defender Rachel Stanislaski was not what he had in mind—until he discovered there was a lot more to the beautiful, coolheaded attorney than met the eye. . . and found himself falling for her, hook, line, and sinker.