Fireline
To save a witness from a deadly arsonist, he'll offer her his name—but protecting his heart is a battle he's not prepared to win.
Wildlife photographer Zara Malone has spent her life being loud to avoid being invisible. But when her motion-activated trail cameras capture a mercenary planting military-grade accelerants in the Sierra Nevada wilderness, she becomes the target of a silence she can’t talk her way out of. Hunted through the forest, she runs straight into the arms of Lachlan 'Grave' Moore, the terrifyingly large, silent chainsaw specialist of the disgraced Squad 7.
Lachlan saves her from the immediate threat, but to keep Zara within the safety of the federal perimeter during a strict audit, he invokes an obscure loophole: a marriage of convenience. Moved into Lachlan’s sparse, silent quarters, Zara struggles with the forced intimacy. She talks to fill the void; Lachlan communicates only through acts of service—fixing her camera, cooking her food, and standing guard while she sleeps. But when a blizzard traps them inside, the friction turns to a dark, protective intensity that neither can ignore.
The external threat escalates when a serial arsonist discovers Lachlan’s buried past, kidnapping the five-year-old daughter he never knew he had. Facing an impossible choice between the woman he loves and the child who shares his blood, Lachlan must go feral to protect his new family. In a high-stakes showdown at a burning mill, the silent guardian will have to break his vows and risk everything to bring them home alive.
The Blurb
Wildlife photographer Zara Malone has spent her life being loud to avoid being invisible. But when her motion-activated trail cameras capture a mercenary planting military-grade accelerants in the Sierra Nevada wilderness, she becomes the target of a silence she can’t talk her way out of. Hunted through the forest, she runs straight into the arms of Lachlan 'Grave' Moore, the terrifyingly large, silent chainsaw specialist of the disgraced Squad 7.
Lachlan saves her from the immediate threat, but to keep Zara within the safety of the federal perimeter during a strict audit, he invokes an obscure loophole: a marriage of convenience. Moved into Lachlan’s sparse, silent quarters, Zara struggles with the forced intimacy. She talks to fill the void; Lachlan communicates only through acts of service—fixing her camera, cooking her food, and standing guard while she sleeps. But when a blizzard traps them inside, the friction turns to a dark, protective intensity that neither can ignore.
The external threat escalates when a serial arsonist discovers Lachlan’s buried past, kidnapping the five-year-old daughter he never knew he had. Facing an impossible choice between the woman he loves and the child who shares his blood, Lachlan must go feral to protect his new family. In a high-stakes showdown at a burning mill, the silent guardian will have to break his vows and risk everything to bring them home alive.
"Lachlan is the ultimate 'actions speak louder than words' hero! The tension between his silent strength and Zara's vibrant energy made for an unputdownable read. The surprise dad twist hit me right in the feels!"— Bookishly Yours