He came to Raven's Cliff for peace. What he found was a woman with secrets — and a target on her back.

Kash Sinclaire never planned to retire. After two decades in the military — first as a Ranger, then as a K9 handler in a combat rescue unit — slowing down wasn't in his DNA. But Raven's Cliff, Oregon, with its quiet crags and cold surf, offered something he hadn't known he needed — stillness.

Joining Raven's Watch, the town's elite search and rescue team, is the easy part. Asking out Jordan Archer? Not so much.

The guarded waitress from the Lighthouse Café is sweet, careful, and way too skilled at handling trouble. Kash knows there's more to her than small-town charm — her reflexes are military sharp, her lies too practiced. But he figures whatever she's running from can stay buried.

Until it doesn't.

When a hit team rolls into town, Kash doesn't hesitate. He doesn't care who Jordan used to be or why men in tactical gear are hunting her. What matters is that she's his now — and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.

Because somewhere between their casual coffee dates and waking up with her in his arms, she's become everything he never thought he'd have.

And Kash Sinclaire doesn't lose what's his.