She came to protect the land. She didn't plan on needing protection herself.
He was just trying to protect his mountains. She was just trying to do her job. Neither of them planned on the other.
Rhett Hunter has his family, his badge, and three generations of roots in the Smoky Mountains — that's always been enough. When professional-grade poaching equipment and surveillance cameras start turning up deep in the park, he knows exactly what's at stake. What he doesn't plan on is the sharp-eyed environmental lawyer who shows up with a briefcase full of evidence, a federal mandate, and absolutely no intention of being managed.
Emily Hayes didn't come to Townsend to fall for a ranger who looks at her like she's solid ground. She came to take down a corrupt developer with a trail of shell companies and dirty money — and she's close. She doesn't need backup. She definitely doesn't need him.
But the mountains have a way of deciding what people need.
When the danger turns personal and the investigation cuts closer to home than either of them expected, Rhett stops keeping his distance — and Emily stops pretending she wants him to. He's kept his secret his whole life. She's about to see all of it.
Wild Protector is a sweet-with-heat, small-town bear shifter romance full of smoky mountain mornings, slow-burn tension, and a love that feels as steady and inevitable as the hills themselves. A curl-up-and-disappear read — perfect with a flannel blanket, a mug of coffee, and nowhere you have to be.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
He was just trying to protect his mountains. She was just trying to do her job. Neither of them planned on the other.
Rhett Hunter has his family, his badge, and three generations of roots in the Smoky Mountains — that's always been enough. When professional-grade poaching equipment and surveillance cameras start turning up deep in the park, he knows exactly what's at stake. What he doesn't plan on is the sharp-eyed environmental lawyer who shows up with a briefcase full of evidence, a federal mandate, and absolutely no intention of being managed.
Emily Hayes didn't come to Townsend to fall for a ranger who looks at her like she's solid ground. She came to take down a corrupt developer with a trail of shell companies and dirty money — and she's close. She doesn't need backup. She definitely doesn't need him.
But the mountains have a way of deciding what people need.
When the danger turns personal and the investigation cuts closer to home than either of them expected, Rhett stops keeping his distance — and Emily stops pretending she wants him to. He's kept his secret his whole life. She's about to see all of it.
Wild Protector is a sweet-with-heat, small-town bear shifter romance full of smoky mountain mornings, slow-burn tension, and a love that feels as steady and inevitable as the hills themselves. A curl-up-and-disappear read — perfect with a flannel blanket, a mug of coffee, and nowhere you have to be.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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