The last thing he expects to catch in his river is a billionaire heiress. Loner Boone Hendrix left the military with ghosts that haunt him. He lives with his dog Atlas on a farm in Vermont. Alone. Just the way he likes it. Until he rescues a half-drowned, beautiful brunette from his river.

Gemma Newhouse is the daughter of the richest man in America, and from the abrasions on her wrists and her drugged state, she's on the run from someone dangerous. She's nothing like Boone expected-sweet, smart, and likes baking-and she ignites a fierce need inside him.

Being a member of a covert Ghost Ops team taught him deadly skills, and he'll use them all to keep her safe.

Gemma can't remember the last twenty-four hours. All she knows is that someone abducted her. Someone dangerous. Her only goal is survival and she's used to taking care of herself. She's a constant disappointment to her driven, successful parents. She doesn't want a brilliant career, all she wants is to bake and make people smile.

Finding herself in Boone's strong arms wasn't on her plan. Nor was his rugged face, hard body, and gold-brown eyes. She sees how much he's cut himself off from life, how he believes he's broken.

Thrust together, she realizes this quiet hero will do anything to protect her. Despite the danger around them, they can't resist their growing attraction, but her captors are hunting her...

And Boone is the only thing standing in their way.