STEVIE: Gabe broke my heart ten years ago. Seeing him again proves no one will ever make me feel the way he does. But I can't risk loving him and losing him as long as he continues to put his life on the line-even if it is my sister he is now protecting.

Despite my fears, our powerful chemistry tempts me to risk potential heartbreak-until I learn it's a secret from my past that could tear us apart, not a madman's bullet.

GABE: Stevie broke my heart ten years ago. Seeing her again proves that she's still the one for me.

While I fall deeper in love with her, she's keeping an emotional distance. Is it my work as a bodyguard-or something else?

Convincing her to take a chance on us-on our love-becomes impossible when my job proves to be as dangerous as she feared.

As bullets fly and a heartbreaking secret is revealed, Stevie must decide between taking a second shot at love or risk losing Gabe forever.

Tropes:

-Second chance

-High school sweethearts

-Single dad

-Ex-military Bodyguard

-He falls first (again)

-Overcoming past trauma

-Family & friendships

Trigger Warnings: Gun violence and several issues related to pregnancy. See full list on author website:

TRIGGER WARNINGS:

Gun violence

Issues related to pregnancy including abortion, infertility, and preterm labor

Tragic deaths of family members in the past