Guarding Hope — Ann Mayburn

After being injured on the battlefield, Daniel Escobar is forced to leave the Marines and try to find his place in the civilian world. He ends up back in his hometown of Detroit working for a personal security agency where he finds a new purpose in life when he is given the job of protecting Hope, the only woman he's ever truly loved, from the mob.

Hope Walker can't believe it when she finds out Daniel is her bodyguard. She's searched for him for years, wanting to know why he left her after that terrible night back in high school. But the sweet boy she loved with all her heart is long gone and she barely recognizes the dangerous, tormented man that he has become. For both Daniel and Hope the old memories and emotions come rushing back, and together they will have to fight to stay alive long enough to give their love a second chance.