Julian, always the runt of the Sothard litter until his growth spurt kicked in during his senior year of high school, had done everything he could to stay under the bullies’ radar back then. But his confidence had taken a hit that, to this day, gnawed at him. The “disappearing” skills he’d learned as a youngster, however? They’d finally come in handy when he joined the Air Force. Julian had found his niche in stealth ops, being deployed with and eventually heading up his own Guardian Angel team... moreJulian, always the runt of the Sothard litter until his growth spurt kicked in during his senior year of high school, had done everything he could to stay under the bullies’ radar back then. But his confidence had taken a hit that, to this day, gnawed at him. The “disappearing” skills he’d learned as a youngster, however? They’d finally come in handy when he joined the Air Force. Julian had found his niche in stealth ops, being deployed with and eventually heading up his own Guardian Angel team. But—why is there always a “but”? Regarding women, now? Julian is still feeling unsure. Despite the fact that he’d ultimately attracted the ladies when in uniform, these days he simply can’t seem to shake his early insecurities. Will he ever find someone who accepts him as the least impressive of the Sothard clan, and love him as an ordinary civilian? Petula Bothswait is happy. Mostly. She lives with a brother she adores, his crew are her friends, and her job as a UPS driver keeps her busy and engaged. Something, however, is missing. And it’s probably her fault. She has no social life of her own outside her sibling’s sphere. Petula has a hard time trusting strangers; men in particular, because of her troubled past. So why has her Rip-Van-Winkle libido finally decided to kick into gear when she’s around a certain dark haired, brown eyed, hottie at Diver Downeast? And what—in her anxious-around-males state—is she going to do about it? less
