The last thing I expected when I found the trespasser bathing in my river was for it to be her…​

Daisy Adair has always been my dream girl. From when we were best friends in high school to finding her now.

A gorgeous mother who shows up on my property with three kids in tow. ​

But I became a recluse for a reason.

The life I chose is full of wickedness and peril. The last thing I need is the object of my every fantasy invading my space and risking her life because of me.  

Only when she tells me she’s on the run from her ex, I promise to do anything to keep them safe, even marry her to protect her kids. 

That single kiss at the altar rips through every barrier, our passion unleashed. 

Now, living under the same roof blurs the lines I’ve drawn. 
Each glance of her down the hall and I am splintering. 
Each brush of her hand and I am brought to my knees. 
Our future—bright, hopeful, and almost within reach—hovers on the edge of becoming real…

​Until we discover the threat surrounding her is grimmer than either of us imagined.​

Now I’m fighting to save her and her children before our second chance at forever is burned to the ground…