Part of Fool's Gold, book 10
First published 2013
Patience McGraw never forgot Justice Garrett, the boy who won her heart during her teenage years in Fool's Gold, California. When he vanished without warning, she built a life without him, raising her daughter alone. Now Justice walks back into town, no longer the young man who left but a professional bodyguard opening a defense academy. The attraction between them ignites immediately. Patience sees the man she always loved, but she carries the weight of his abandonment and fears for her daughter's heart as much as her own. Justice remembers the warmth of this small town and the girl who made it special. Witness protection once brought him here, and now he chooses to return. He wants Patience with an intensity that surprises him, but his dangerous past makes him doubt he can be the husband and father they need. They promise themselves just one kiss, then one more, then one night. Love, however, follows no rules they can set.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, bodyguard-romance, second-chance-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Fool's Gold, California
384 pages · Kindle Edition · Harlequin HQN