He’s sworn to keep his distance. She’s the one woman he’s never been able to forget.
Mia Rowan didn’t plan on coming back to Ridgewood Falls. She especially didn’t plan on leaving her life behind to do it. Walking away from her photography business wasn’t a choice—it was the only way to put distance between herself and the man who refused to let her go.
She was supposed to have space. A quiet place to land. Time to figure out what comes next.
Instead, she gets Ryan Blake.
Her brother’s best friend. Ten years older. The man who’s always watched from a distance and never crossed the line.
Now he’s been assigned to protect her—and he’s not giving her a choice.
Ryan knows exactly what’s at stake. He broke the rules once and lost everything. Mark gave him a second chance, and he’s not about to risk it… not for a job, and definitely not for a woman who’s completely off-limits.
But Mia isn’t the girl he remembers.
She’s stronger. Braver. And standing in his space, looking at him like she knows exactly what he’s been holding back.
When her past follows her to Ridgewood, keeping his distance stops being an option. And the moment Ryan lets himself touch her, he knows there’s no going back.
He can protect her.
He can walk away.
But he can’t do both.
And this time, he’s not sure he wants to.
Genre: Romance
Mia Rowan didn’t plan on coming back to Ridgewood Falls. She especially didn’t plan on leaving her life behind to do it. Walking away from her photography business wasn’t a choice—it was the only way to put distance between herself and the man who refused to let her go.
She was supposed to have space. A quiet place to land. Time to figure out what comes next.
Instead, she gets Ryan Blake.
Her brother’s best friend. Ten years older. The man who’s always watched from a distance and never crossed the line.
Now he’s been assigned to protect her—and he’s not giving her a choice.
Ryan knows exactly what’s at stake. He broke the rules once and lost everything. Mark gave him a second chance, and he’s not about to risk it… not for a job, and definitely not for a woman who’s completely off-limits.
But Mia isn’t the girl he remembers.
She’s stronger. Braver. And standing in his space, looking at him like she knows exactly what he’s been holding back.
When her past follows her to Ridgewood, keeping his distance stops being an option. And the moment Ryan lets himself touch her, he knows there’s no going back.
He can protect her.
He can walk away.
But he can’t do both.
And this time, he’s not sure he wants to.
Genre: Romance
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