It was the day before Christmas, and people were out in droves, trying to pick up last-minute gifts. adventure, yeah, that was a good word, was very different.įlynn pulled the truck out into the traffic streaming toward Denver. But trekking across the country to tempt a man into a relationship was definitely something she'd never done before. It was what she had been raised to do, trained to do. Normally, she was the one calling the shots-directing nurses, ordering tests, guiding patients. She was so off balance in this situation and it was not a feeling she was used to. Then she fastened the seatbelt across herself. Instead she climbed into the seat and allowed him to shut the door behind her. The dog gave him a wounded look before hopping over the seat and into the second row of seats.Īlex could have laughed, but she was afraid if she did it would sound slightly maniacal. Alex moved forward but yelped as the service dog-looked like a shepherd mix-jumped into the seat before she could. He moved to the passenger side of the vehicle and held the door open for her. The airlines were a little more lenient when you spent more money with them. He hefted the full-sized suitcase into the back of a truck nearby as if it weighed nothing, and she knew for a fact if she hadn't flown first-class it would have been over the weight limit. When she stopped in front of him he reached out to shake her hand. A tall handsome guy with dark hair, wraparound sunglasses and a service dog at his side met her at the airport taxi area, white cardboard sign in his hands. But, as always, there is a happy ending!!!Īlex felt like she was somebody important or something. Readers need to be aware that I deal with PTSD issues, suicide, and miscarriage. WARNING- This is the fifth book in the Lost and Found series and as always, there are ups and downs. But it seems as if fate has some tricks up her sleeve. Now… as they try to understand the dangerous incidents going on around them, they fight to find common ground. She wants someone to come home to every night and love, and he's the first man that makes her guarded heart race with hope and excitement.

Too bad she's so damn young.Īlex Hartfield grew up as a military brat, but she sees something in Duncan that makes her think of permanence and starting a family. The fiery young doctor from Kansas City seems to think otherwise, though. Besides, he's a beat up old Marine well past his time for love. That one harsh lesson-that he needed to guard his heart-has stuck with him for years. Duncan Wilde has avoided long-term relationships very well since his fiancée left him wounded in the hospital years ago.

Embattled SEAL by J.M. Madden