Part one of a two part series. Fate finds Heidi Lemaire, a local business owner in New Orleans with a past that has her keeping all the men in her life at arm's length. This includes a hot kickboxing instructor named Alex, who throws a major kink in her plan, in more ways than one. Fate finds Heidi in the office of US Senator, Nick Knight, who has a few commitment issues of his own. The sexual chemistry between them is undeniable, no matter how hard they both try to fight it. But there are other forces beyond just the physical, pulling them together whether they realize it or not. Nick is the calm to Heidi's ever growing storm and Heidi is his kryptonite.No matter how much Nick may think he is in control, his need for Heidi is beyond anything he can fathom. From her battle to keep her son in her life, to fighting the powers that be from taking her business away, Heidi is determined to take all of life's curve balls and knock them out of the park.And she's got the spunk to do it. All she needs to do is stick to the plan.....