Maddening Marine (Clearbrook #3)

Childhood had taught her that monsters didn’t live under the bed — they sat at the head of the table.

Felicity Graham clawed her way out of a dark past and built a successful career as a homicide detective. But honoring a decades-old debt means trading big city life for the quiet predictability of a deputy's badge. Her life has no room for forever... especially not with the former Marine determined to earn the trust she's never given anyone.

Ronan Murphy spent twenty years serving his country before betrayal sent him searching for a fresh start. He thinks he's found it in a quiet small town, restoring old houses instead of fighting wars. Except his toughest battle isn't behind him... it's breaking through the walls protecting the deputy who's determined to keep everyone out.

Throw in one interfering old woman, three pugnacious ... er, pugs, and an infuriating Marine who refuses to give up on her, and Felicity's carefully built defenses begin to crumble.

But when her past finally catches up with her, Ronan discovers the truth about the woman he's fallen for — and just how far she's willing to go to protect the people she calls family.

Darkness may have shaped Felicity's life, but it won't decide her future.

Not while one stubborn Marine refuses to let her face it alone.