He’s a lonely widower with a protective streak and a heart of gold. She’s a timid young woman with a rocky past looking for someone to love her. Calum Walker is the town marshal. As a widower content to serve and protect his tiny town, he’s not looking to give his heart away again. Pearl Taylor escaped an abusive past and is grateful for a safe space in Rose Grove Ridge. Even as an adult, she can’t give up on her dream of being rescued by her very own knight in shining armor. This is book number 3 in the Grove Valley Romance series. The entire series is broken into three subseries: Rocky Grove Ranch- Always Mine Eternally Mine Forever Mine Mine for Keeps Hickory Grove Academy- Cherish Me Treasure Me Worship Me Yearn for Me Rose Grove Ridge- Banged Hammered Pounded Slammed The twelve books will release every 1-2 weeks until the series is complete. Each book is a complete short story; these are not serials.