Nicklas Ericsson is anaddict. He’s also a star goaltender with the NHL’s Portland Storm, or hewas until his addiction changed everything. Now he’s throwing himselfinto doing all the necessary things to pave his path to a comeback, bothin his personal life and on the ice. Nicky’s run out of options, andnow his sister and her children are in Portland. They need help he hasno clue how to provide, though, and figuring it out might derail all theprogress he’s made.For a few years now, Jessica Lynch has beenrunning the Portland office for the Light the Lamp Foundation. Betweenher work and several people from her past, she knows more than she’dlike about addicts. One lesson she’s learned is that even when addictstry to turn their lives around, more often than not, they fail. That’swhy she takes a hands off approach, keeping her heart well away from theaddicts she works with, like Nicky Ericsson.Nicky’s recoveryefforts put him directly in Jessica’s path, and she can’t ignore hisvery real need for help. Where Nicky is concerned, she can’t separateher emotions. His niece and nephews further complicate her efforts toguard her heart. The attraction between Nicky and Jessica is instant andmutual, but she’s misplaced her trust too many times before. Can heprove that he won't fall back into old habits in time to complete theperfect comeback?