She was my responsibility before she was my obsession. I tried to ignore it. But the moment she went down on that trail, I stopped pretending I could.
TALON
Hailey Bilson was never supposed to matter.
She was a temporary hire at my ranger station. An employee under my command. Someone I watched closely because that was my job.
That’s what I told myself, anyway.
I learned her routines because I could not stop. Memorized every tell, every habit, every mistake she made when she thought no one was watching. I called it awareness. Obsession fit better.
Then the call comes in. She’s injured. Alone. Off trail.
I carry her out myself. And the second her blood is on my hands and her trust is in my arms, the obsession I have been denying finally breaks free.
HAILEY
I took the job because I needed money and a fresh start.
Talon Cross was not part of the plan.
He’s controlling. Intense. Always watching like he sees risk where I see routine. After he carries me out of the woods and refuses to leave my side, I understand something else is going on.
The way he looks at me is not casual. It’s possessive. Like he already decided what happens next.
This started as a job. It turned into something dangerous.
And Talon does not look like a man who saves what he plans to lose.
Tropes:
Boss / Employee
Forced Proximity
Hidden Obsession
Possessive MMC
Kept by the Ranger is a short romance in the Paramedic Rangers series, a collection of interconnected standalones about rugged first responders who protect their town and break every personal rule along the way. These rangers are trained to brave the wild, save lives, and keep their heads under pressure… until desire gets involved. Each story follows a different intense, protective hero and the woman he can’t resist. Read in two hours or less, in any order, no cliffhangers, and always a guaranteed HEA… even if things get a little dangerous first.
Genre: Romance
TALON
Hailey Bilson was never supposed to matter.
She was a temporary hire at my ranger station. An employee under my command. Someone I watched closely because that was my job.
That’s what I told myself, anyway.
I learned her routines because I could not stop. Memorized every tell, every habit, every mistake she made when she thought no one was watching. I called it awareness. Obsession fit better.
Then the call comes in. She’s injured. Alone. Off trail.
I carry her out myself. And the second her blood is on my hands and her trust is in my arms, the obsession I have been denying finally breaks free.
HAILEY
I took the job because I needed money and a fresh start.
Talon Cross was not part of the plan.
He’s controlling. Intense. Always watching like he sees risk where I see routine. After he carries me out of the woods and refuses to leave my side, I understand something else is going on.
The way he looks at me is not casual. It’s possessive. Like he already decided what happens next.
This started as a job. It turned into something dangerous.
And Talon does not look like a man who saves what he plans to lose.
Tropes:
Boss / Employee
Forced Proximity
Hidden Obsession
Possessive MMC
Kept by the Ranger is a short romance in the Paramedic Rangers series, a collection of interconnected standalones about rugged first responders who protect their town and break every personal rule along the way. These rangers are trained to brave the wild, save lives, and keep their heads under pressure… until desire gets involved. Each story follows a different intense, protective hero and the woman he can’t resist. Read in two hours or less, in any order, no cliffhangers, and always a guaranteed HEA… even if things get a little dangerous first.
Genre: Romance