She’s running from her past. He’s searching for his future. Together, they might just find home. Fresh out of the military, Dr. Noah Ziegler wants nothing more than a quiet life far from the chaos of the service. But when a wounded farmhand stumbles into his care, his instincts scream that there’s more to him than meets the eye. When the truth is revealed—he is actually Teagan McKenna, a woman in hiding—Noah makes a split-second decision to protect her, even without knowing what, or who, she’s running from. Teagan McKenna has spent years looking over her shoulder, escaping the clutches of an obsessive ex. Disguised and desperate, she never expected kindness from a stranger—especially one as dangerous to her heart as the quiet, easygoing doctor. But when he insists on taking her back to his hometown for safety, she realizes too late that it’s the very place she swore she’d never return. As sparks ignite and secrets unravel, her past catches up in a way neither of them saw coming. With danger closing in, Noah will risk everything—including his heart—to protect Teagan. But will it be enough to finally set her free?