Globe Trotting Ben hasn't seen his ex in 13 years. That doesn't mean he's forgotten about her. An abandoned baby, he's used to hearing "Just Go Away." So when Rachel tells him she doesn't love him rather than tie him down with an unwanted pregnancy, he does just that. He goes away. Wanders the globe. No one has ever wanted him.

Rachel's father moved her family around frequently, so once she has the opportunity to put down roots, she does. Her and the daughter she is raising. Although Ben was the love of her life, they were at cross purposes and she won't tie him down.

When Rachel is hit by a car, her daughter calls on daddy to nurse mom back to health, hoping to rebuild her family. Ben discovers the hit-and-run was no accident, and comes back to watch over the people he loves, even if Rachel doesn't want anything to do with him.

Smart and sexy, as you would expect from Ms. Shalvis, she provides Ben and Rachel multiple opportunities to right the past, gives the characters room to grow. While the ending was satisfying, I envisioned a different route to get there, letting the two protagonists work together to surprise their daughter. They both had to compromise, and the conclusion is foreshadowed well enough that it could have been less of a "surprise."

All in all, another fabulous book by a fabulous author. ( )