Nicolai Levin lost his brother to cold blooded murder, and finding his killer is his number one priority. Building his whole company and life around his need for justice, he is taken aback by the woman he meets in pursuit of revenge. Courageous and beautiful, but full of anger and fear, Jordan Burns has been spending half of her year atop Heron Mountain in Central Oregon for three years. Alone on her mountaintop, she looks for smoke all day and tries to forget the past. She made a point not to trust men ever again… not after the horrific events that have plagued her life since graduating. Not until Nic. Following leads on intel that NCA Security gathered, Nic comes into Tilly to infiltrate the townspeople and question a few locals about the man responsible for his brothers death. He never could have guessed that the spitfire bombshell that is Jordan Burns could have a link to the murderer too. As he gets to know her, their whirlwind romance has him reconsidering everything in his life. As the weeks of deception go by, he has to ask himself… are the lies worth losing Jordan? Does he truly need retribution, or just peace? WARNING THIS BOOK IS INTENDED FOR AUDIENCES 18 YEARS AND OLDER. THERE MAY BE CONTENT THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND TRIGGERING, INCLUDING ALLUSIONS AND AFTER EFFECTS OF SEXUAL ASSUALT, AND ONE MENTION OF MISCARRIAGE. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Who do you turn to when there’s no one left? Isla traded one cage for another when the FBI freed her from servitude under a deranged drug lord. Now, she has to inform for them to earn that freedom. When Derrick hires her on the spot with no ID or verifiable background, she didn’t think it would put her newfound freedom in jeopardy. The tall, tattooed bartender’s stormy eyes and rough hands haunt her every waking moment, becoming more of a distraction to her goals of independence. Derrick really only has two things going for him in his life: his chosen family, and his bar. When the heart-stoppingly beautiful Isla asks for a job, he knows the girl 18 years his junior has an innocent disposition that can’t do well in the bar environment. He can’t stop himself when he feels an instant connection. The captivation spurs on his need to help, and their explosive chemistry leaves his dreams consumed with her. Neither of them understood how much danger lurked in the dark, but both of them will suffer the consequences when the enemy is underestimated. Guaranteed HEA, no cheating! Preservation can be read as a standalone but is book 2 of a series. Please see Authorbreannariley.com for more information about its content and tropes.