by Kat Martin
First published 2016
Sarah Allen returns to Wind Canyon, Wyoming with nowhere else to turn. Her husband lies dead and his dangerous associates hunt her and her young daughter Holly. The hometown she abandoned years ago becomes her only refuge. Jackson Raines owns a thriving ranch now, far from the high school boy Sarah once rejected. She braces for his anger but finds compassion instead. Jackson recognizes the fear in Sarah's eyes and the way Holly clings to her mother. He cannot turn them away, despite the pain Sarah caused him long ago. The woman who once seemed unreachable now needs his help desperately. When Sarah's enemies track her to Wind Canyon, Jackson steps between them and the danger. He fights to shield both mother and daughter while Sarah discovers that the place she fled might actually be where she belongs.
Genres: romance, suspense, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Wind Canyon, Wyoming
Period: present-day
539 pages · Kindle Edition · Harlequin Bestselling Author Collection
Content warnings: violence