by Kat Martin
First published 2018
Victoria Langford grabs her four-year-old daughter and runs. Her engagement promised love but delivered violence, and now her ex-fiancé wants revenge. She drives seventy miles north of Dallas to Iron River Ranch, a place so remote it might as well be nowhere. Josh Cain bought the ranch for exactly that reason. After Afghanistan, he wants big skies and quiet nights. No complications. Victoria shows up with red hair, a scared little girl, and trouble written all over her. Josh has faced trouble before. He doesn't back down when accidents start plaguing the ranch. He doesn't retreat when Victoria's friend in Phoenix gets kidnapped and beaten. Even when their problems reveal something much bigger and more dangerous, Josh stands his ground. But Victoria herself poses a different kind of threat. She's fierce and determined, and getting close to her means his quiet nights are over. No amount of military training prepared him for this fight.
Genres: romance, suspense, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Dallas, Iron River Ranch, Phoenix
Period: Afghanistan
432 pages · Kindle Edition · Zebra
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence, violence