Out of nowhere, Walker Cody swoops in and saves Paula Olsen's toddler son from a dog bite. Before she can properly thank him, the handsome Iraq War veteran fades into the crowd. Walker's in training to retake his World Champion Bulldogger title. The practice rides are bruising, but still don't knock thoughts of a certain beautiful young widow and her little boy out of his head. And Paula's shocked to realize she has a bad case of Pervasive Walkeritis. Survivors' guilt and ghosts from their pasts stand between them. Walker's need to prove himself on the rodeo circuit runs deeper than bragging rights. But can Paula risk her healing heart on a troubled man who deliberately puts himself in danger?
In Markton, Wyoming at the dog parade, two year old Clay tumbles out of his Red Flyer wagon into the path of a snarling Lab. However, a stranger plucks the child out of harms way. The infant's grateful mom widow Paula Olsen tries to thank the man, but he vanishes before she can voice her gratitude. From an affluent family, Cody Walker endures PTSD suffered while in combat as a marine. He has come home with plans to be a hermit hiding from his family. However, having seen caring Paula brings him out into the open though he is hesitant. Paula and Walker are attracted to one another, but she has not moved passed her late husband dying in the same war that haunts the returning veteran. This is a super contemporary romance starring two wonderful lead characters haunted with what war has wrought to them personally. Fans will relish this character driven tale as an ex marine and a veteran's widow find love and more important solace with one another. Harriet Klausner
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