From award-winning author Janalyn Knight comes a passionate second-chance love story set in the arid expanse of a beautiful South Texas cattle ranch.



Austin 'Reaper' O'Brien has a deadly skillset sharpened to perfection by sixteen years as a sniper for the Navy SEALs. After the difficult choice to leave the military, he makes the slow transition into the civilian world working on a south Texas cattle ranch. A quiet man made more so by the nature of his lethal profession, he suffers in silence from the loss of his infant son and his wife's death.



Courtney Byrd, a third-grade teacher suffering from her own grief, sees something in the handsome, reticent man in a cowboy hat who asks her to dance at the Barbwire Bar in town. But since her ex-husband tore her heart to shreds, she's vowed to keep men at arm's distance. That doesn't mean she won't allow herself to enjoy a night or two with a sexy guy.



But when Reaper's and Courtney's relationship grows into more than a spicy hookup, will they fight to overcome their demons or will they choose to be alone with their heartaches?



Contains mature themes.