A stolen kiss in the ER Five years ago brooding ex-military medic Gareth Stapleton lost his beloved wife to breast cancer. Since then he's kept his distance from everything and everyone. Until Dr. Billie Ashworth-Keyes waltzes into his life and turns it upside down… Gareth is intrigued by the vivacious ER doc, but he knows she's off-limits. Then, one night shift, Gareth finds himself locked in the hottest kiss of his life! Suddenly he realizes that Billie is exactly what he needs to make his days—and nights—a lot more meaningful!