Braxton Monroe's taking a break from teaching to do some strenuous work on a Civil War-era house, and feeling the strain in every rock-hard muscle. Good thing he has to interview massage therapists for the spa--even if it's embarrassing to meet a job candidate in his boxers. Cora Buchanan has hands so talented--and a voice so sultry--he wants to hire her before he even lifts his head from the table. But he's shocked to meet her outside the massage room--with her seeing-eye dog, Heidi the yellow lab. Cora has left her family--and fiance--in Atlanta to make her way in this small town. All her parents' money can't restore her sight, but it's up to her to restore her independence. Though she bristles at Braxton's protectiveness, she too feels lingering effects from their intimate touch. Now that he's her boss, it's strictly hands-off... Until a secret she's keeping destroys his fragile trust, and they must find the courage to knock down the walls between them.