Lege Et Lacrima

<p>My entire life I've been dismissed cast aside thrown away whenever something better appeared on the horizon.</p><p>Finding my boyfriend in bed with another woman obliterates the last of my confidence hopes and dreams.</p><p>It's only fitting I end up in Lost Hope a small town in the heart of snowy mountains and lush green forests.</p><p>My roots spring to life here the first ones in years. They're as fragile as I am anchoring deeper and deeper with every unexpected connection I forge withering under the unknown threats looming over me.</p><p>I'm as hopeless as the town's name until a snowstorm brings <em>HIM</em> to my doorstep.</p><p>Tall dark and impossibly protective he's determined to be my knight in shining... tattoos.</p><p>My darkness doesn't deter him and all my efforts to keep my distance are thwarted by his secret weapons of ice destruction: his ridiculously cute stepsisters.</p><p>Between a preteen with a wit so sharp it slices clean through my steel walls and a toddler determined to melt the ice caps around my heart-one snuggle at a time there's no escape.</p><p>My instincts to run away fade into nothingness with every stolen kiss and possessive touch.</p><p>He may have traded the Marines for a guardianship but his predatory instincts are alive and well.</p><p>And his ultimate mission is to slay my demons and make me his.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lege et Lacrima is the first book in the Lost Hope series of interconnected standalone novels. It's a strangers-to-lovers romance with a pinch of suspense complete with HEA and the tiniest of cliffhangers. This book is intended for readers 18+ with explicit scenes mature language touching on sensitive topics and more.</strong></p>