Some might call Bennett Brady a hero, but he was only doing his job. Fighting fires and rescuing people was dangerous, but that's what he did. He never failed to save the day, until the day he failed Marin Landry. Her boyfriend died in a fire Ben was called to, and he was unable to save him.
Marin was lucky to be alive, but the loss left her broken, and something deep inside Ben yearned to save her. He wanted to take her pain away, to know her, to get closer; but she was too damaged.
From the moment he laid eyes on the injured young woman in the back of that ambulance, his fate was sealed. Her soul called out to his; her tear-filled eyes and the ache in her voice said she needed him, and he was moved to the core. This would not be a casual fling and that was the last thing Ben wanted it to be.
As he peeled back the layers and discovered the ugly truth, he wondered why Marin couldn't seem to leave her past behind and embrace the new and better life he so desperately wanted to give her. A terrible tragedy may have thrown them together, but Ben is unable to walk away from Marin.
Whatever it takes, he won't rest until convinces her she belongs in his arms. Forever.
Contains mature themes.
Outwardly, my life was rocking. As a sportscaster at ESPN, I've traveled the world, attending the most prestigious sporting events, and meeting all sorts of famous people. I have great friends, and women whenever I want them, but I miss the little girl I helped raise and still adore. My heart was broken when my best friend came back to step in as her dad, but at least my career was on the uptick.
That was until Missy Ellington sailed into my network intent on stealing the promotion I was counting on. There was no way I'd let her get in the way of a new job would that would allow me to spend more time with my little Remi.
Missy was beautiful and smart, but her relentless ambition and cool demeanor were off-putting as hell. She had an underlying vulnerability that hinted she was not all she pretended to be. At first, she came off as a shrew with a serious aversion to men, but there was underlying pain in her eyes that went deeper, and I was determined to find out the reason.
When I discovered Missy's single-minded ferociousness to succeed was driven by a painful past and a little boy named Dylan, the protector in me kicked in and I was drawn to her even more . . . like a moth to a flame.
Contains mature themes.
Chase, I need you. Please come. -Teagan
Something inside me snapped as her text screamed from the screen of my phone. My heart started pounding as I was instantly sucked into a vortex of emotions, pulled unwillingly into a past I desperately wanted to forget.
Teagan Tessler was the love of my life; at least, I thought so. My professional soccer career was part of the future we had planned together, but an offer sent me to London a year ahead of schedule. Just months after I left she married my best friend Jensen without explanation, leaving me completely and utterly destroyed by the two people I loved the most.
After six difficult years, I could finally breathe again and my professional and personal life were in a good place. I'd have to be insane to consider ripping open old wounds, but whatever she needed, it had to be huge.
The truth of my feelings resonated; my head told me to shut off the phone and forget Teagan forever, but my traitorous heart wanted to get on a plane, no questions asked. Clearly, I wasn't over her, but could I risk my heart again?
Contains mature themes.
