Dr. Brody McKenna has just returned home from serving as a medic in Afghanistan, and he has one more mission to fulfill....Standing outside Kate Spencer's sweetshop, he takes a deep breath. Going through that door will take courage, for he's here to keep a promise made to his dying friend. He's prepared for tears or anger--not the deep attraction he feels for sparky-but-stressed Kate. One spontaneous offer of help later, this hero is surrounded by cupcakes, candy canes--and the greatest enticement to forget his past and take a new kind of risk....