From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of
Beautiful Disaster comes a story of a fiercely independent war
widow who falls for a protective hotshot firefighter in this gripping
contemporary romance.
Widowed before 30, Naomi Abrams has been through a lot. Her husband,
Matt, sacrificed his life to save his Marine brothers. Daughter of the
US modern militia's founder, heartbroken Naomi joins the Marines in
Matt's place, too ready to do anything to help protect his team - men
who are like brothers to her now. Retiring together to the town of
Colorado Springs, they've assembled to take on the job of security at
the top-secret military base, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. As they
struggle to adjust to their civilian lives, they also discover new
dangers.
Zeke Lund has been alone since being bumped out of the foster system at
age 18, and now his ragtag family consists of his hotshot brothers and
sisters. Shattered by his first love, Zeke never planned to fall for
someone again, especially not during fire season in the Colorado
mountains, but Naomi is unlike anyone he's ever met. She's strong and
stubborn and takes exactly zero crap from anyone. At the top of a
freezing canyon, the fire glowing down below, Zeke finally admits he may
have feelings for the widow with the foul mouth and broken soul. When
his health begins to fail, he wonders if he should love her enough to
let her go or let her fight with him - with the real possibility of
burying another man she loves.
Despite hurt, pain, fires, and illness, two strong people with fragile
hearts struggle to beat the odds...and their love might just be strong
enough to survive it all.
