Naked Flame — Desiree Holt

Charity Vance needs someplace to lie low and decide what to do with the rest of her life. Burned out from years in the Dallas PD, she's eager for a fresh start in Saddle Wells, Texas. On a night out with friends, she can't help but notice the brooding local bar owner needs a hand, so she steps in and ends up right in his arms. After two tours in Afghanistan, Liam Douglas has settled in to Saddle Wells, running his dad's bar, but it's hard to keep good help. Having Charity around is more of a distraction than he wants or needs, but he can't seem to deny whatever there is between them. When a drug lord from Charity's past breaks out of jail and comes looking for revenge, she knows it will be better for everyone if she leaves town, but leaving Liam is more difficult than she thought, and although neither one of them wanted a relationship, it seems there are already strings binding their hearts.