She has always been fiercely independent and proud. She has been the rock in her family for more years than she can remember, and the fight to keep them together is her main priority right now. Melissa Larson will never let anyone hold the reins in her life. Can he go against everything he has ever known, and give up that control? All he has ever known was how to protect: his family, his friends, and his country. Now, with his best friend getting married and no longer needing his protection, he is even more lost, completely adrift, and desperate for some control.

For the last decade, he has carried that guilt and need for vengeance around… until it was stripped from him. While growing up, he was his mother and sister’s shield against the world… until he failed. Note from the author–This book is intended for a mature reading audience and isn’t suitable for younger readers. How will Axel and Isabelle deal when all their cards are put on the table and everything they thought was true blows up in their faces? He’s carried his anger for so long he isn’t sure he can just turn it off, but when he is faced with protecting her and an unexpected desire to have her again, life gets a little more complicated. Axel never thought he would look into the eyes of Isabelle West again, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to now. When problems start causing her to fear her new life, and memories that are better left forgotten start rushing to the surface the last thing she needs is a ghost from her past to come knocking on her door. All she has to do is jump over the last hurdle…her ex-husband. She has a thriving business, great friends, and her life back. For the last two years Isabelle has been slowly clearing the clouds of her past. One thing Isabelle knew for sure fate was consistent with was taking away everything she ever loved.

It can hand you dreams on silver platters, but it can snatch them right back and hand you nightmares. Isabelle has learned the hard way how hard life can be when fate isn’t by your side. In fact, fate has been a downright bitch.

Now with 2 Bonus scenes and completely re-editedįate hasn’t always been friends with Isabelle West.

Cage by Harper Sloan