Henry Richardson is the man in the shadows. The calm and cool protector that everyone relies on to restore order among the chaos that is Shaft.

After having his heart broken, not once, but twice, Henry believes it is safer to hide behind his trademark shades while his adopted family thrive in the limelight. When the live-in nanny for Shaft quits at the worst possible time, a new replacement comes in, rocking Henry to his very foundations.

When Henry and Rae collide, the tension is through the roof and the heat is off the charts. Neither one of them are emotionally available, but what happens when those layers you put up to protect yourself are suddenly stripped away? Can Henry find love, or will he lose everything while fighting the demons within himself?