Family By Trust (Broken Men, Chosen Family #2)
Niya James
He’s the most feared surgeon in the city.
And the most dangerous man to fall in love with.
Dr. Tanner Cain built his life on control, cold precision in the operating room, emotional distance everywhere else. A widower haunted by a tragedy he can’t fully remember, he protects his silent seven-year-old daughter with ruthless devotion.
No one gets close.
Until Harper lets one woman in.
Journée Jones is a pediatric trauma therapist who refuses to be intimidated by Tanner’s steel walls or lethal glare. She challenges him. Calls him out. Sees the grief he hides behind perfection.
And Harper trusts her.
As Tanner fights the pull toward the only woman who makes him feel, buried secrets about his wife’s death resurface—twisted, dangerous, and powerful enough to destroy them all. The deeper Journée digs, the closer she comes to becoming a target.
Tanner has already lost once.
He won’t lose again.
What ignites between them is raw, obsessive, and fiercely protective. Tanner doesn’t love softly—he loves like a vow carved in stone.
And if the past comes for them?
He’ll burn the world down before he lets anyone touch what’s his.
