I gave my heart to a Navy SEAL.
He took it with him to his grave.
Eleven years later, ignoring the yawning void is as automatic as breathing. Working brutal hours, dating a comfortably commitment-phobic guy, hanging with my best friends. Anything until exhaustionโor an extra glass of wineโclaims my consciousness.
My neighborโs handsome, enigmatic son invades my comfort zone.
He says heโs a tattoo artist. But Anderson Hawkinsโ piercing green eyes, mastery of the short answer, weird schedule, and military ink tell a different story.
His touch ignites a long-dead flame inside me. A flame Iโm afraid to examine too closely, even as Iโm drawn to its heat.
Anderson
I retired from Delta Force
Now I work at a high-intelligence security agency
But working undercover isnโt the adrenaline rush it used to be.
For one thing, my Momโs illness shifted my priorities to finding a way to save her. For another, her neighbor next door, whose prickly defenses belie the unflinchingly caring heart underneath, has slipped under my skin. Now my mission is to convince her itโs safe to unlock her heart. Because Iโm ready to give her mine.
Note:ย This contemporary romance contains a wary, overworked doctor whoโs a military widow in every way but name, an ex-military hero accustomed to treading dangerous ground, brought together by a few unexpected twists and turnsโand maybe the machinations of a cute dog.
Claudia is an award-winning,ย USA Todayย bestselling author. She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breath away. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and her youngest two children. She has a sweet Bichon, Macey, who thinks sheโs the ruler of the house. Sheโs only partially right. When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At night, she likes to binge-watch shows with her equally geeky husband.