First published 2015
Alexa Holland once worshipped her father until she learned the truth. He had another family. He built his life on lies that shattered other people. Now Alexa works to become someone different, someone better than the man who raised her. Then she meets Caine Carraway, and everything changes. Her father destroyed Caine's life just as thoroughly as he wrecked her own. Alexa knows she must help him, but Caine wants nothing from her except distance. He tries every method to drive her away. He pushes her limits and tests her patience, convinced she will eventually abandon him like everyone else. Instead, his resistance only pulls them closer together. Their connection ignites into something neither expected. But Caine carries damage that runs too deep for easy healing. He believes he can never become the good man Alexa deserves. When danger threatens them both, he must choose between protecting his wounded heart and saving the woman who refuses to give up on him.
Genres: romance, suspense, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
410 pages · Paperback · Penguin Publishing Group
Content warnings: abuse