She's running from a past that could kill her. He's guarding a heart that's already broken. Together, they'll face a danger neither saw coming.

Former Navy SEAL Gage Walker has found purpose in the quiet town of Silver Springs, Texas, alongside his four closest friends. Still haunted by the loss of his wife and son, Gage keeps his heart locked down. But when it comes to Dr. Sloane Donovan, the town's reserved psychologist, his protective instincts roar to life.

Sloane has spent years hiding in plain sight. She's carved out a quiet life in Silver Springs, determined to stay one step ahead of the nightmare that nearly destroyed her. She never lets anyone get too close, especially not Gage, whose kindness and quiet strength threaten to break down the walls she's so carefully built. If he ever learned the truth, it wouldn't just shatter her fragile peace. It could cost them both their lives.

Just when she starts to feel safe, pieces of Sloane's past resurface, and with them, the deadly threat she's spent years outrunning. Now, she has no choice but to trust Gage with the truth and with her life. As Gage and his team fight to protect the woman who's become more important to him than he ever expected, he must also decide: is he ready to open his heart again, or will the ghosts of his past cost him a future he never saw coming?

In a town built on loyalty and second chances, can two wounded souls find the strength to let go of the past—or will the secrets between them prove fatal?

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