My first date with a local carpenter was supposed to end with awkward small talk and maybe a mediocre shag. Instead, I found myself with a gun to my head and a bleeding stranger crashing through my veterinary clinic door. Now I’m on the run with Noah Walker, an ex–Navy SEAL, alleged murderer, and the last man I should trust. There’s a warrant out for my arrest, someone’s framing us both, and the only backup I’ve got is a wheezing chihuahua with arthritis. Noah says I’m safer with him. That someone powerful is out to get me. I want to believe him, but I’ve seen what he’s capable of. And worse, I’ve seen the way he looks at me. I can’t fall for him. I can’t trust him. But I might not have a choice… This book was previously published under the pen name Nora Stone.