When pushed too far, she’ll fight to the death When Clara Parson vowed till death do us part, she never imagined her husband would try to kill her. Living at Safe Haven Women’s Shelter with two small children, no money, and a future of uncertainty, she’s stunned this is her life. Her abusive ex-husband sucked her back into his ugly orbit for the last time. She’ll do whatever it takes to give her kids a better future…where their father can’t hurt them. But when her ex storms back into town with a vengeance, hellbent on taking their children, he wages a war she’s finally prepared to fight. Deputy Heath Sterling is called to the shelter when a woman is attacked. He’s heartbroken to find a familiar face and her two terrified children. This isn’t the first time he’s seen Clara suffer at the hands of her ex-husband, and he hates the look of fear in her beautiful eyes. A look he’d do anything to erase. As the threats against Clara and her children grow more intense, she’s forced to do the one thing she never thought possible…trust the handsome deputy who offers her kindness and protection. And when Clara’s children are taken, Clara and Heath will fight the odds to take down the man who will stop at nothing to destroy everything she loves.