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Guarding His Second Chance: A Small Town Brother's Best Friend Suspenseful Romance

Colby Quinn · Willow Creek #2

208 pagesromantic suspense
(62)Steamy

A Navy SEAL must race through a deadly blizzard to save his best friend's sister — the woman he never stopped loving.

Content Warnings
violence/gorekidnapping

Description

Loving Emily Parker was always my greatest weakness.She was my best friend's little sister, the girl who saw past my scars, who made me want things I had no right to claim. I pushed her away, buried those feelings under duty and distance. Being a Navy SEAL was easier than facing what she made me feel.Now she's in Willow Creek, more beautiful and stubborn than ever. Running her wellness center, challenging my control, making me want impossible things. Those green eyes still see straight through my walls, still make my heart race after all these years.But there are shadows in our quiet mountain town. Things that don't add up. People who disappear. And Emily's right in the middle of it all.When she vanishes in the night, leaving nothing but blood and broken glass behind, my SEAL training kicks in. The storm of the century is rolling in, the temperature's dropping deadly low, and somewhere in these mountains, the woman I love is fighting for her life.They thought they could take her from me.They're about to learn how wrong they were.Because this time, I'm not letting her go.Even if it means risking everything to keep her.Favorite Second Chance, Small Town, Brother's Best Friend, ex-Seal, Alpha Male, Smart and Sassy FemaleAuthor's NoteReturn to Willow Creek in this emotional second-chance romance where danger lurks in the shadows of this seemingly peaceful mountain town. Ethan and Emily's story proves that some loves are worth fighting for, no matter how much time has passed. This steamy, heart-pounding standalone can be enjoyed whether or not you've visited Willow Creek before - though if you haven't read "Fake Marriage with the Small Town Sheriff," you're missing out on some seriously steamy, pulse-racing romance!

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