Five years ago, Josie Fairmore left timber country in search of a bright future. Now sheโs back home with a mountain of debt and reeling from a loss that haunts her. Desperate for a job, she turns to the one man she wishes she could avoid. The man who rocked her world one wild night and then walked right out of it.
Former Marine Noah Tager is managing his dadโs bar and holding tight to the feeling that his time overseas led to failure. The members of his small town think heโs a war hero, but after everything heโs witnessed, Noah doesn't want a pat on the back. The only thing he desires is a second chance with his best friend's little sister.
Josieโs determined to hold on to her heart and not repeat her mistakes, but when danger arrives on Noahโs doorstep and takes aim at Josie, they just might discover that sometimes love is worth the risk.
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