Both physically and emotionally scarred, will Teddy Mckee be able to find love?Teddy McKee was born in Cork, Ireland, with a limp and a chip on his shoulder that threw his balance off all the more. When he falls in love with a dark haired beauty born of an Irish father and a Spanish mother, will Gabrielle Quinn be able to restore his balance? And what about the charming Sean Hennessey? When Gabby catches his eye, too, will Teddy's playboy best friend damage their relationship? Fourteen years later, Teddy's son has pain of his own.But, when Tess Flanagan walks into the bar Michael works at, even through bloodshot eyes he could see she was different. But can Michael leave behind the bottle, and his womanizing ways, to win her over? Tess carries some heavy emotional baggage, too. Can she and Michael learn how to love each other despite their pasts? And if they do, will they be able to elude those after them who want to inflict their own damage?On the run after an altercation leaves their boss in a pool of blood, will Michael and Tess be able to stay one step ahead of their pursuers? Or is it simply too late to rise above the damage that has been done?