Valor Ridge Series by Tonya Burrows

An emotionally scarred Navy SEAL. Jaxon Thorne doesn’t believe in second chances. Not for someone like him. He screwed up too many times, burned too many bridges, and paid the price in prison. Now he’s at Valor Ridge, a remote Montana ranch for broken veterans, trying to keep his head down and his past buried. His only plan is to train dogs, stay sober, and survive the silence. Then he meets her–the café owner with wary eyes and a kid who looks at Jax like he’s a hero.A single mom on the run... moreAn emotionally scarred Navy SEAL. Jaxon Thorne doesn’t believe in second chances. Not for someone like him. He screwed up too many times, burned too many bridges, and paid the price in prison. Now he’s at Valor Ridge, a remote Montana ranch for broken veterans, trying to keep his head down and his past buried. His only plan is to train dogs, stay sober, and survive the silence. Then he meets her–the café owner with wary eyes and a kid who looks at Jax like he’s a hero.A single mom on the run.Vanessa “Nessie” Harmon is doing everything she can to stay invisible. New name. New town. New life. She clawed her way out of hell for the sake of her son, and Solace, Montana, is supposed to be safe. Quiet. A place where no one asks too many questions. But when her past catches up to her, there’s only one man dangerous enough to protect them.A second chance at redemption... if they survive long enough to take it.Jax is not sure he’s built for this kind of fight anymore, but for Nessie, he’ll try. Because while Valor Ridge may have started as penance, he’s starting to believe it could become something more—a place to belong, a family he never knew he wanted, and a brotherhood he thought he’d never have again.Finding His Redemption is the first book in the gritty, emotional Valor Ridge series. With protective heroes, loyal K9s, and a fierce sense of found family, this small-town romantic suspense will grab your heart and never let go. less

An emotionally scarred Navy SEAL. Jaxon Thorne doesn’t believe in second chances. Not for someone like him. He screwed up too many times, burned too many bridges, and paid the price in prison. Now he’s at Valor Ridge, a remote Montana ranch for broken veterans, trying to keep his head down and his past buried. His only plan is to train dogs, stay sober, and survive the silence. Then he meets her–the café owner with wary eyes and a kid who looks at Jax like he’s a hero.A single mom on the run... moreAn emotionally scarred Navy SEAL. Jaxon Thorne doesn’t believe in second chances. Not for someone like him. He screwed up too many times, burned too many bridges, and paid the price in prison. Now he’s at Valor Ridge, a remote Montana ranch for broken veterans, trying to keep his head down and his past buried. His only plan is to train dogs, stay sober, and survive the silence. Then he meets her–the café owner with wary eyes and a kid who looks at Jax like he’s a hero.A single mom on the run.Vanessa “Nessie” Harmon is doing everything she can to stay invisible. New name. New town. New life. She clawed her way out of hell for the sake of her son, and Solace, Montana, is supposed to be safe. Quiet. A place where no one asks too many questions. But when her past catches up to her, there’s only one man dangerous enough to protect them.A second chance at redemption... if they survive long enough to take it.Jax is not sure he’s built for this kind of fight anymore, but for Nessie, he’ll try. Because while Valor Ridge may have started as penance, he’s starting to believe it could become something more—a place to belong, a family he never knew he wanted, and a brotherhood he thought he’d never have again. Finding His Redemption is the first book in the gritty, emotional Valor Ridge series. With protective heroes, loyal K9s, and a fierce sense of found family, this small-town romantic suspense will grab your heart and never let go. less

He doesn’t let people get close.Owen “Ghost” Booker doesn’t believe he deserves a second chance. Not after what he’s done, not after the lives lost because of him. At Valor Ridge, he stays in the shadows, watching, calculating, protecting from a distance. Only Cinder, his fiercely loyal and equally guarded K9, sees the man beneath the silence. Neither of them trusts easily. They don’t connect. And they definitely don’t let anyone in.Until her.She doesn’t trust anyone to tell her the truth... moreHe doesn’t let people get close.Owen “Ghost” Booker doesn’t believe he deserves a second chance. Not after what he’s done, not after the lives lost because of him. At Valor Ridge, he stays in the shadows, watching, calculating, protecting from a distance. Only Cinder, his fiercely loyal and equally guarded K9, sees the man beneath the silence. Neither of them trusts easily. They don’t connect. And they definitely don’t let anyone in.Until her.She doesn’t trust anyone to tell her the truth.After burning out at the FBI, Naomi Lefthand returns to Solace, Montana, to breathe. But when a local woman goes missing—and the pattern echoes the cases that nearly broke her—Naomi can’t walk away. The cold trail leads to Valor Ridge and the ex-operative who disappears every time she gets too close.They were never meant to trust each other.But when Naomi vanishes without a trace, Ghost is forced out of the shadows and into the hunt. As he unravels the case she refused to drop, it becomes clear her disappearance isn’t random. The truth she uncovered is more dangerous than either of them imagined. She might be the only one who ever truly saw him. But when he finally finds her, earning back her trust—and keeping her alive—may cost him everything.Earning Her Trust is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense set in the Valor Ridge world. If you love tortured protectors, fierce heroines, and a found family that won’t let you fall, this book will keep you turning pages long into the night. less