At the Edge of Surrender (Moonlit Ridge, 3)

I’m the last guy on the planet who should be a dad. My sins go deep and dark. My life dangerous and wrought with corruption.

So, when my doorbell rings and I find a stunning woman standing on the other side, I freeze.

Though it’s not her beauty that has me gaping. It’s the little girl beside her—a little girl who looks just like me. Turns out, Elena is the little girl’s aunt, and the child’s mother was killed last week.

Even though my world is chaos, I insist that I’m going to be the one to raise Juliana.

When Elena refuses to leave town until she’s sure I’m worthy of caring for her niece, we make a deal—she can stay with us for one month to ensure the little girl is safe.

Only, being under the same roof as Elena is painful. She hates me from the beginning, almost as badly as I do her.

She doesn’t trust me, not that she should.

But soon, those speculative glances start to get under my skin in a whole new way. So damned pretty and fierce and completely adoring of the little girl I’m quickly becoming devoted to.

It doesn’t take long for the tension that writhes between us to shift to desire. Touching this woman would be wrong. Greater than any selfish act I’ve committed before. Only, there’s no stopping it, and the two of us go up in flames.

But when it’s discovered her sister’s death wasn’t accidental, the secret life I’ve been living collides with the past Elena has tried to keep hidden…