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The only thing worse than the lie that tore them apart is the truth.

Cursed with soft eyes and steep curves, Jenny Davis spent her teens dodging her mother's bad-news boyfriends, her twenties battling small-town whispers, and the past eleven years nursing the heart Deacon Raine shattered when he left.

Bent but not broken, Jenny builds a sweet life around her bakery: safe, steady, and hers.

Then tall, dark, and deadly returns from the military.

He wants a second chance. But he's hardened beyond recognition. And she'd rather be alone than repeat her mother's mistakes.

Ten years of service couldn't purge Jenny Davis from Deacon's veins, but it taught him to see people through a different lens. Despite his father's warnings, his mother's pleas, and the never-ending rumours, he's looking at the girl he left behind.

This time, he's determined to be her shield.

But when the truth comes to light, will he guard her heart? Or break it?