I left town a soldier. I came back a man who can’t resist the one woman I was never supposed to want.After two tours overseas, I swore I was done with chaos. Glendale Falls was supposed to be my quiet restart—finish my degree, rebuild my life, keep my head down. Then I walked into my first class and saw her. Mia Reyes. My best friend’s little sister—now my professor. The one woman I never touched—but never forgot. Our attraction ignites fast. Every look, every word, every forbidden touch tests the limits of control I thought I still had. Behind closed doors all our careful lines blur. But when a stalker begins watching her every move, I somehow become the prime suspect. I’ve faced war zones before, but this time the battlefield is personal. Because if someone wants to destroy her reputation—and mine—I’ll burn my second chance at life to the ground to keep us safe. She might fail me for crossing the line. But I’ll fight like hell and risk everything to make her mine. Return to the Falls is a steamy, suspense-filled small-town romance from Zee Irwin’s Return to Glendale Falls series. Click to dive in and fall for the soldier who came home to fight for love—and the woman who makes it worth the risk. Author This book was originally titled Love and Thorns.