A Tempting Seduction (Protectors of Jasper Creek #5)

She doesn’t believe in fairytales. He’s about to give her one.

FORD

The first time I laid eyes on Ruby Miller, I was knocked flat on my ass—literally. One glimpse of those curves and my brain short-circuited, making me trip over my own damn feet like a fool. How had this gorgeous woman been living in Jasper Creek for over a year without me knowing? And, more importantly, why the hell was she hellbent on shoving me straight into the friend-zone?

Ive got my life together—my own house, my own business, and I know my way around a toolbox. So why does Ruby flinch every time I get too close? Why does she look at me like shes waiting for the other shoe to drop?

RUBY

Jasper Creek was supposed to be my sanctuary. After discovering my fiancés betrayal, then losing Dad before I could make things right, I was broken. When distant family offered me a fresh start in Tennessee, I ran as far and fast as I could from the wreckage of my old life.

Everything was peaceful until Ford Larson happened.

This ridiculously attractive man keeps insisting hes interested in me, but I know better. Ive heard all the pretty lies before. The people who should have loved me made sure I knew exactly where I stood—and my ex-fiancé confirmed it in the cruelest way possible.

But when trouble from my old life finds me in Jasper Creek, I have to decide if Im finally ready to stop running and fight for whats mine.