Widowed not just once... not just twice... but three times, Summer Black isn't about to pursue marriage again. She hears the whispers around town. The suspicion that she's a cursed widow, and she's intent to live out the rest of her days in solitude, sheltered from anymore heartache. However, when her driver runs over a strange man, Summer is honor bound to care for him, and she learns that fate might just have other plans for her. Will she listen? Or close herself off to new and promising possibilities forever? Jesse Montgomery's family is falling apart. One year after the death of his father, bill collectors are hounding his mother, and a fire has destroyed the family's only source of income. Destitute and desperate, Jesse's only hope is to beg his cousin's widow for a loan. He'll do anything to save his family... even make a bargain with the cursed widow.