The Mountain Protector. Cedar Springs, #2

She's on the run from her past. He's hiding from his own. But danger has a way of finding both-and so does love. Daniella Ruiz escapes to the mountains to outrun a violent ex, but when a winter storm derails her plan, she finds unexpected shelter in the arms of a reclusive blacksmith. Elias Cross doesn't want company, let alone a haunted beauty with secrets in her eyes. But the longer she stays in his cabin, the more he wants to protect her.
Touch her. Claim her. She's afraid to trust. He's afraid to love again. But when the past comes calling with fists and fury, the only way forward is together. He was trained to save others. She just wants to save herself. What they find is something neither expected: a reason to stay.