Scorpion Ridge, Arizona

One particular secret could tear them apart…Yolanda Sanchez had never been a «follow your bliss» type of girl, always preferring to make practical choices. But since her mom's will stipulated that she had to fulfill a dream with her inheritance, here she was, opening a used book store. With consummate dreamer Adam Snapp, an artist and childhood friend, as her handyman. So much for her comfort…

Their history can't be rewritten. But their future… Bears, eagles and wolf dogs she could handle. But ten years after their split, Nature Times journalist Jimmy Murphy still had the power to rattle Meredith Stone. One look at him and a lifetime of memories came flooding back–and a decade of carefully constructed defenses came crumbling down. Defenses she'd need in order to deal with her …

The last person she wanted was the only one who could keep her safeJanie Vincent had no use for cops. They’d never done her any favours. But when she uncovers a lead into the disappearance of a girl at the college where she’s a teaching assistant, suddenly Janie’s life depends on the officers of Scorpion Ridge. And one in particular: Sheriff Rafael Salazar.Rafe knows how much destruction a missing…