A young alcoholic in recovery is caught between his need to stay on the straight and narrow and a love he can't deny in this romance series debut. Six months into recovery, Ezra Mackenzie is only slightly less of a disaster than he used to be. He can hardly manage the cinnamon rolls for his best friend Anja's wedding brunch. He has a lot of work to do before he can look himself in the mirror and like what he sees-let alone re-enter the dating world. After all, what kind of woman would be interested in a screw-up like him? An incredibly alluring one, as it turns out. From the moment they meet, Ezra and Juliana are drawn to each other-and that's exactly why he tries to keep his distance. He knows that romance ought to come second to his shaky new sobriety. But self-control has never been his strong suit. As he nears the one-year mark in his recovery, Ezra's demons refuse to stay buried and his desire to be the man Juliana deserves can't compete with the fix he never stops craving