The lover she thought dead is now her only protection ... Dr. Meredith Boren retreats to her lake house to pack away the remnants of a life—and a love—that was long gone. Her ex-fiancé, Gage Parrish, died in the line of duty. Or so she thought. Until the handsome fire investigator turns up in her kitchen, bleeding, wounded ... and very much alive. He broke her heart. Then he faked his death. Meredith barely has time to process the betrayal before bullets start flying. Gage has been undercover chasing a murderous arsonist—and now the killer is after him. Gage has unwittingly put Meredith in the crosshairs and he'll risk everything to protect the woman he never stopped loving. But Meredith isn't sure she can trust the man who walked away from her before ... even if her heart remembers exactly what they had. Approximately 60,000 words.