Boulder Canyon Series by C.M. Smith

When I came home, I thought I could avoid him. I thought wrong.I’ve managed to avoid him for years. I ran away to school with no plans to return. Until forced to.He’s different now. Long hair, tattoos, muscles. Undercover in the town we both grew up in. Finding him here was not on my agenda, but what he does seals our fates and forces us together in a fight for our lives.But I’m different, too. Tired, jaded, bitter. Weighed down by responsibilities that never should have been mine... moreWhen I came home, I thought I could avoid him. I thought wrong.I’ve managed to avoid him for years. I ran away to school with no plans to return. Until forced to.He’s different now. Long hair, tattoos, muscles. Undercover in the town we both grew up in. Finding him here was not on my agenda, but what he does seals our fates and forces us together in a fight for our lives.But I’m different, too. Tired, jaded, bitter. Weighed down by responsibilities that never should have been mine. I’m not a lovesick and broken-hearted teenager anymore. He can’t hurt me again. Can he?Our mistakes cost us years, and his actions now have drawn us into a world of secrets, lies, and threats that pull us closer to each other and closer to the truth of my past.He’s finding his way back in. His words sweet. His arms comforting. His skills lethal.If we survive, it will change everything,Author's Love Comes Home is a best friend's brother, second chance, romantic suspense with plenty of steam. No closed doors here.This is book 1 in the Boulder Canyon Series less

I’m a mom. Mess with my daughter and I can be a real mother.I learned young what my parents thought about me. My daughter? They can’t even be bothered to remember her name.I know I don’t want any part of that life for her, but sometimes family means doing things you don’t want to.When Andrew “Tiny” Workman notices me, I think all my dreams could come true. He adores my daughter, he undeniably likes me, and the words that come out of his mouth? Downright sinful.He’s got secrets... moreI’m a mom. Mess with my daughter and I can be a real mother.I learned young what my parents thought about me. My daughter? They can’t even be bothered to remember her name.I know I don’t want any part of that life for her, but sometimes family means doing things you don’t want to.When Andrew “Tiny” Workman notices me, I think all my dreams could come true. He adores my daughter, he undeniably likes me, and the words that come out of his mouth? Downright sinful.He’s got secrets. But in the end, those secrets might help me with the biggest battle of my life.The battle to save my daughter and myself.Author's This is a friends-to-lovers, single mom, small-town romantic suspense novel with humor and heart.Love Saves Home, Book 2 in the Boulder Canyon series. less