

To dispel the unflattering image, he needs help, and there’s only one person he trusts with the job-Peyton Smoke. His successful software company is about to sign a government contract that’ll land him smack in the glare of the public limelight, and his lifelong battle with social anxiety has marked him as a cold, uncaring bastard in the eyes of the press. The world might think billionaire Xavier Gaines has it all, but he’s got a big problem. But the secret she's keeping could shatter their perfect bubble, and when an old nightmare comes crawling back from the past, she realizes losing Nakos will be the one thing she can't recover from.

Not only is he strong, patient, and respectful, he's showing her a kind of romantic passion she didn't think existed. Nakos has never been someone she deserves, yet the attraction between her and the meticulous sexy-as-sin cowboy is undeniable. Once, she may have dreamed of things like happiness and love, but those were for other people. She's spent the majority of her life pulling up her bootstraps and flipping Karma the bird.

So does an aching desire and a bond he can't seem to control, no matter how hard he fights the need.Īmy's not a stranger to disappointment. Then a moment changes everything, and an urgent need to protect her rises inside him. Though she's unbelievably gorgeous and about the only person who can drag a laugh from him, he's never been able to understand her. He craves stability and purpose, and Amy Woods is anything but a calming presence. Now the foreman, he's happily settled into his life, but the girl who befriended him all those years ago suddenly has him twisted inside out. As a child, Nakos Hunt left behind the familiarity of his Native American Arapaho tribe for time on Cattenach Ranch.
