He was only passing through. Then one reckless turn put him in the path of a woman-and a town-that could change everything.
Twenty-three-year-old Chris Friessen has spent months crossing the country on his Harley, determined to enjoy his freedom before returning to the family and future waiting for him in Washington.
Then two South Dakota lawmen pull him over on an empty highway.
They handcuff him, search his belongings, damage his property, and warn him to stay out of Martin. Chris should take the advice. Instead, he rides straight into town after the sheriff's daughter invites him to dinner.
JD Cayhill has spent her life caring for everyone else. She runs her family's lodge, feeds half the community, and lives beneath the watchful eyes of a father who believes protecting her gives him the right to control her choices.
Chris is the first man in years who asks what she wants.
Their attraction is immediate, but so is the trouble. The sheriff wants Chris gone. His chief deputy has his own reasons for keeping JD close. And a secret from her past suggests this isn't the first time the men who claim to love her have gone too far.
Chris came to Martin looking for nothing.
Now leaving may be the most dangerous choice of all.
A gripping Friessen family romance about freedom, loyalty, buried secrets, and two stubborn people determined to choose their own future.