Ready To Risk

<p><strong>STEVIE:</strong> Gabe broke my heart ten years ago. Seeing him again proves no one will ever make me feel the way he does. But I can't risk loving him and losing him as long as he continues to put his life on the line-even if it is my sister he is now protecting.</p><p></p><p>Despite my fears our powerful chemistry tempts me to risk potential heartbreak-until I learn it's a secret from my past that could tear us apart not a madman's bullet.</p><p></p><p><strong>GABE:</strong> Stevie broke my heart ten years ago. Seeing her again proves that she's still the one for me.</p><p>While I fall deeper in love with her she's keeping an emotional distance. Is it my work as a bodyguard-or something else?</p><p></p><p>Convincing her to take a chance on us-on our love-becomes impossible when my job proves to be as dangerous as she feared.</p><p></p><p>As bullets fly and a heartbreaking secret is revealed Stevie must decide between taking a second shot at love or risk losing Gabe forever.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Tropes:</u></strong></p><p>-Second chance</p><p>-High school sweethearts</p><p>-Single dad</p><p>-Ex-military-->Bodyguard</p><p>-He falls first (again)</p><p>-Overcoming past trauma</p><p>-Family & friendships</p><p></p><p>Trigger Warnings: Gun violence and several issues related to pregnancy. See full list on author website:</p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(173 22 138 1)>TRIGGER WARNINGS:</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(173 22 138 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(173 22 138 1)>~Gun violence</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(173 22 138 1)>~Issues related to pregnancy including abortion infertility and preterm labor</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(173 22 138 1)>~Tragic deaths of family members in the past</span></p><p></p>