Safe On Solitary Ridge : A High-Stakes Protector Hero Romance (Solitary Ridge Protectors #2)

She broke his heart to save his life. Now she’s the one who needs saving.

EMMA: Three years ago, I sent the man I loved a brutal goodbye and disappeared without explanation. What Declan Downs never knew was that I’d witnessed a murder, and the only way to keep him alive was to make him believe I’d stopped loving him.

I never did.

Now I’m out of places to run. The killer I’ve been hiding from is tying up loose ends, and Declan is the only person I trust to keep me alive long enough to bring him down. I don’t deserve his help. I know what I took from him.

But I’m asking anyway.

DECLAN: Three years ago, Emma Aaron shattered me with a message that said she’d moved on. I survived deployment, shrapnel that ended my soldier career, and years of believing I wasn’t enough, but losing her was the wound that never healed.

Now she’s in Solitary Ridge. She’s terrified. She’s running from professional killers. And she’s asking for my protection.

I should turn her away. I should protect what’s left of my heart.

But one look at her haunted eyes, and I know I’ll fight for her, even if the truth about why she left breaks me all over again.

As danger closes in and old feelings reignite, Declan and Emma must decide if their second chance is worth the risk. Because this time, survival isn’t enough.

This time, they’re playing for keeps.A high-stakes second-chance romance with a protective hero and a guaranteed HEA. This novella is standalone within a series, and is meant to be a short escape read during a commute or lunch hour - although you might blush a bit.