Lani Blake
ASIN: B00U4FDG6Q
Publisher: Vella Ink
Pages: 367
Lake Howling, Oregon, holds good and bad memories for Branna O’Donnell, and there she hopes to find peace from the demons of her past. Soon she realizes that living in a small town again comes with complications, and one of them is Jake McBride. With a permanent scowl and wearing a big neon ‘back off’ sign, she wonders what changed him from the town golden boy to local recluse. Better yet, why?Jake returned from Iraq a changed man and has done everything he can to make the people in his town understand that. No one is listening. Well, maybe one person gets him. Branna O’Donnell has plenty of issues of her own and seems determined to avoid him and the rest of humanity. Jake’s happy to oblige until he realizes she’s in danger, only then does he fully understand his feelings for her, and that only with her is he a different man. Can he convince Branna to trust him before it’s too late?THE ...