He broke my heart once. Now he’s back—my fake fiancé, my ex-SEAL… and my baby’s father. My plan is survive Iron Hollow, guard my heart, and secure the grant to open my pediatric clinic. What I didn’t plan for? Caleb Maddox. Flirty like sin. Lethal as an ex-SEAL. He tears down walls, I stack them higher. But when my house floods, I’m stuck in his cabin. When the grant committee made it clear they only trust settled doctors… I do the unthinkable. Fake an engagement to the man who broke my heart. One practice kiss blurs every line. What should feel staged turns breathless, all-consuming. Behind closed doors, he lets me trace the scars and shame he hides from everyone else. And when he quietly fights for my clinic, I fall all over again. Finally, the committee give me the grant on one leave Iron Hollow. If I do, I’d lose the only man who’s ever loved all of me. To top it off, I found out I’m pregnant with his baby. Trigger This book contains depictions of blood, violence, and graphic injury. Reader discretion is advised.