Wandering Closer

<p><strong style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Lily:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>After leaving everything behind I thought the quiet of a small mountain town would be the perfect place to start over. As an author solitude is all I've known and I'm finally starting to feel at home. But then I meet Thoren James-a rugged park ranger with a protective nature and a heart of gold. Along with his loyal dog Shadow he offers me a sense of security I didn't know I needed.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>For the first time I'm starting to believe that I could build a life here. But when ghosts from my past threaten I realize that healing isn't as simple as leaving everything behind. Thoren's strength and the love of this small town are all that stands between me and the chaos I thought I'd escaped. Can I trust that the peace I've found is real or will my past destroy everything I've come to love?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Thoren:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The mountains are my home and my loyal dog Shadow has been my best friend since my last relationship. But when I met Lily something shifted. There's a softness in her that calls to me and I want nothing more than to protect her from the world. She's been through more than I can imagine and the walls she's built around herself are so high I wonder if she'll ever let anyone in.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But I know what it's like to carry scars-both visible and hidden-and I'm not about to let her face this alone. As we grow closer I begin to see a future with her one I didn't think was possible. Yet the more I care for her the more I see I have to help her face the demons in her past.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>I'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe even if it means confronting my own fears and letting her see the real me. Because in this small town I'm not just falling for her-I'm falling for the life we could build together. And nothing is going to take that from me.</span></p>