Hayes
I’ve seen battlefields and enemies up close.
But nothing prepared me for her.
The sunny artist who walked into my restaurant—and my heart.
I thought my life was hard enough—running my restaurant and ignoring the fortune I never wanted.
Until Amara storms into my life with her light and hidden scars.
I’m too old, too broken, too guarded.
But her laughter pulls me in, and her touch makes me want things I thought I’d lost forever.
Then her past shows up at my door, dangerous and uninvited.
And the surprise we never expected?
It could break us before we even begin.
Amara
Running brought me to his doorstep.
Staying made me fall for him.
But loving Hayes might be the biggest risk of all.
Starting over in a small-town was supposed to be simple.
Then I met my boss, a brooding ex-soldier turned chef.
He’s infuriating, protective, and dangerously tempting.
But just when I start to believe in second chances, the past I ran from comes crashing back.
And now, there’s a secret between us that could change everything.
Can we hold on when everything around us is threatening to break?
Or will my past ruin the only man who’s ever made me feel safe?