Someone's out to stop her newest project by any means necessary.He's got a target on his back from an unknown enemy.And their long-distance relationship might be the final straw. Desperate to make up to her family for her past absence, Gia Carter agrees to take over a partially finished architecture job from her grieving cousin, which means more time spent in New Orleans. But when the threats from environmental activists turn violent, she's assigned a bodyguard who is with her more than she's been with Xander in the last six months. Maybe it would just be easier to be with someone who wasn't long-distance? Stuck in Denver trying to clear his name through a settlement, Xander Reinerman can feel the distance creeping into his relationship with Gia. She's the one he wants to spend forever with, but he's just not good enough—yet. When anonymous letters appear and local gang members assault him, he questions whether they...

You're innocent, but you just spent 5 years in prison. Would you be okay with never learning the truth?Former soccer coach Xander Reinerman barely made it out of prison alive with scars and panic attacks as souvenirs. Five years ago, someone framed him for steroid sales and drugging his university soccer players. Now he's out to show the world especially his family that he isn't the monster the media made him out to be. Doing that in a new town with no money, no friends, and a felon record will take every weapon in his arsenal and what's left of his shredded hope.After Golden's philanthropist Gia Carter offers shelter to the mysterious dark-haired stranger in town, her life begins to unravel at breakneck speed. Someone's out to ruin her and they won't stop until she's headed back to her parents in a body bag.Can Xander and Gia keep shambles of their lives together long enough to name their enemies, get justice, and learn to trust along the...