by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 49
First published 2018
John Ruiz patrols the roughest corners of Texas as a widowed Ranger who keeps his emotions locked away. His young son Tonio needs medical care, bringing nurse Sunny Wesley into their lives. John clashes with the beautiful woman who refuses to back down from helping his boy. Sunny dedicates herself to saving others after watching her mother and brother die in brutal murders. She tells herself Tonio is just another patient, not knowing his connection to the hard-edged lawman she keeps encountering. When someone puts Sunny in their crosshairs, John must decide how much he's willing to risk. The dangerous criminals he's spent years tracking have made their fight personal. As threats close in around them, John and Sunny discover that some battles can only be won together, and some hearts are worth the risk of breaking.
Genres: romance, suspense, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Texas
Period: contemporary
202 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN Books
Content warnings: violence