Echoing Heartbeats — Debra Kayn

All Hank Sweeney has ever wanted to do is run far away from Glacier Crest Ranch. Run from the fists that beat him. Run from the demons that chase him.Jade is the only reason he's alive and not in prison. The little girl, ten years younger than him, wiggles her way into his hardened heart and refuses to leave. She stops the bleeding, heals the bruises, and gives him the sweetness he craves.Living through a life of abuse, crime, physical pain, and emotional wars doesn't compare to the devastation of finding out Jade will never belong to him. Out of frustration, he forms Serpentine Motorcycle Club, sends Jade off to college, and becomes a recluse on the ranch in a last-ditch effort to stay away from her.During that time, he grows powerful enough to control the town of Whitefish, Montana.He's untouchable to everyone but Jade. Jade's life centers around Glacier Crest Ranch, spending time with her horse, attending school, and adoring Hank. When her mom dies, she moves into the big house with Hank and leans on the bikers and cowboys surrounding her. Life gets more complicated the older she gets, and the more Hank pushes her away. He's angry, but she hasn't done anything to him.As their relationship becomes more volatile, she wonders if he, too, knows the blood ties between them.Can she convince him that nobody else needs to know their secret?