Brokedown Hearts. Coleman, Florida, #3

Ex-con David Joyner returns home knowing he must atone for his past sins. Working at an animal shelter, David keeps his head down, desperate to prove to a hostile town he's a new man. The one time David looks up, he spots fellow motel dweller Ben, and is terrified by his attraction to the man. David doesn't want to feel anything. He can only damage what he loves. On a forced vacation, PI Ben Evans accepts a job to tail a recently released prisoner.
What begins as an easy gig turns complicated when Ben, a controlled man, can't deny the pang of empathy he feels for his subject, David. Ben can't suppress his gut-deep sexual desires whenever he's near David either. Repeatedly crossing paths, David and Ben do their best to fight their growing attraction. When passion explodes, and secrets are revealed, both men have to conquer inner demons in order to accept the others love. Someone has turned the tables on David, though, stalking him and leaving threatening notes.
Will anyone believe David if he tells? And when David's stalker raises the stakes, can Ben find the man who has become his world in time to save their love? NOTE: Originally written and published in 2014. While part of a series of related books, this can be read as a stand alone story.