The Seal's Anchor: A Tidehaven SEAL Romance

He hurt her without knowing it. Then the darkness came — and she was the only light he could find his way back to.
Kirstie has one keep Emma safe.
After the man who was supposed to love them both disappeared without a backwards glance, she rebuilt herself quietly, stubbornly, alone. She doesn’t ask for help. Doesn’t let people in. Her daughter is her whole world, and that world has walls around it for good reason.
One night out wasn’t supposed to matter. Then Josh walked across a crowded room and looked at her like she was the only person in it — and something she’d buried a long time ago cracked open.
She let herself feel it. Then he was gone.
Josh Ryder came home from the SEALs in one piece. Mostly. The parts that didn’t make it back he keeps locked down tight. He doesn’t do relationships. Doesn’t let anyone close enough to see the damage.
Walking away from Kirstie should have been easy. It wasn’t. But he did it anyway.
When fate pulls them back together, he tells himself he can keep his distance. He’s trained for harder things than this.
But she’s not looking to be saved — and somehow, she’s become the only steady thing he has left.
He needs her. He just doesn’t know how to say it without shattering everything she’s spent years building.
Military/Navy SEAL Hero · Single Mum Heroine · One Night → Second Chance · Wounded Hero · Healing Romance · Found Family · He Falls First · Steamy with Heart