one fresh start.
two tattered hearts.

They say time heals all wounds, but they haven't been handed a folded flag in a cemetery. Almost six years later, Chloe Triplett is ready to try and move on. New job, new town, but saying you’re ready and actually doing it are two very different things.

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Besides, what kind of crazy person would want to take on a single mom with a dog?

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They say pain is temporary, but they haven’t buried someone they love. Miles Kent is treading water. His SEAL career is over, and the ghosts of his past are holding him hostage, haunting the present.

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How does a hero admit he's the one who needs help?​

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Crashing into each other’s lives might just be the best thing that ever happened—but how can either of them take a chance on love when the pain of loss is too real? It just might take a discerning dog, a surly tween, and an act of heroism to mend their tattered hearts.