First published 2014
Coen Steele walks away from five years of military service with one goal: chase the dream he put on hold for his country. He never planned on his battle buddy's sister getting under his skin. Reagan Hudson makes it clear she has zero interest in him, but that only makes Coen more curious about the woman who can match his stubborn streak. Reagan learned the hard way what happens when you trust a man. Six years ago, she discovered she was pregnant and completely alone. She built walls around herself and her son that no one gets to cross. When Coen keeps showing up in her life, those carefully constructed barriers start to crack. He stirs up feelings she swore she would never let herself have again. Two people who have every reason to stay guarded circle each other like wounded animals. Coen carries the weight of what he saw overseas. Reagan carries the scars of abandonment. Both know that letting someone in means risking everything they have worked to protect.
Genres: romance, military-fiction, contemporary-romance, new-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
304 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow Impulse
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness