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No stranger to loss, he refuses to care again… After losing his wife and son in a car crash, Bryce “Cole” Coleman never planned on loving or having a family again. Every time a woman tries to get close to him, he pushes her away. After losing a friend in battle, he’s riddled with even more survivor’s guilt. He leaves the military and is still trying to find his way when Jake Cogburn offers him a job with the Brotherhood Protectors in Colorado. With no other choice, Cole agrees. She cares too much about others and refuses to give less than her all… Though Staci Miller grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth, she chose the difficult path of becoming a doctor. Engaged straight out of medical school, she’s ready to start her life helping people. Her fiancé isn’t as happy about her work and even more displeased when she volunteers to help poor people in the backwoods of Colorado. When she is kidnapped and held for ransom, her fiancé refuses to pay the ransom. Staci’s father hires Brotherhood Protectors to rescue his daughter. As his first assignment, Cole works with his new team to accomplish the mission, he gets the female out, only to be separated from the rest of the team, high in the Rockies. They fight their way back to safety while fighting a growing attraction for each other that could break down the walls around Cole’s heart.
Author
Award-winning author Elle James grew up as an air force military brat. She received her work ethic from her rock-solid father, her creative streak from her artistic mother and inspiration from her writing partner and sister, Delilah Devlin. As a former member of the army reserves and a current member of the air force reserves, she's traveled across the United States and to Germany, managed a full-time job, and raised three wonderful children. She and her husband have even tried their hands at ranching exotic birds (ostriches, emus and rheas) in the Texas hill country. Ask her, and she'll tell you what it's like to go toe-to-toe with an angry three-hundred-and-fifty-pound bird and live to tell about it! Her adventures in the army and air force reserves, and the wild antics of her life on a small ranch in Texas give her fodder for mystery, suspense and humor in her writing. Elle writes gothic, paranormal mystery for the Harlequin Intrigue line and paranormal romantic comedy for Dorchester Publishing. A former manager of computer programming and project management professionals, Elle is happy she now has the opportunity to pursue her writing full time.
