From Bestselling and Award-Winning Author Deborah Grace Staley Things get a lot hotter in South Florida when a free spirit challenges an ex-military alpha to relax his rules and have a fling. He’s retired Special Forces. Jake Stanton made the Army his career. As Special Forces, he sacrificed his family life because his job took him on secret missions all over the world with no communication for months at a time. Now, he’s retired and wants to put down roots—lead a normal life. But a lot has happened while he was away. His kids grew into adults, and the property he’s been neglecting for years holds valuable secrets, including a sexy woman with a naughty agenda that involves him. She’s a free spirit who never stays in one place too long. Soleil Fortune-Gardner is a renowned photo journalist who travels the world exposing injustice and highlighting environmental issues as well as animal conservation efforts. She’s home to do a feature on Florida’s endangered manatees, but when she comes face-to-face with a family friend’s hot dad, Soleil sets out to convince him to break all the rules with her. Can a man who’s all about structure keep a free spirit safe while they uncover a dangerous secret without losing his heart?