Red, White & Hers by Ember Flint

31-year-old Truman Cox doesn’t really like the glitz and the glamour of the business world, he’s a real man with a Marine past that weighs heavily on his shoulders, but he cares about his family’s company too much not to be involved in it and as the Head of Security he feels his duty to keep everybody safe keenly.
His life is one of responsibilities and too many bad memories, but then one day he lays eyes on Ivy and all his priorities change: protecting her, keeping her safe, even from himself, is of the essence.
No way he’ll taint her with the ugliness of his past: he’d rather not have her at all than ruin her.
22-year-old Ivy Cooper is a sweet and shy graphic designer that spends more time sketching than she ever does living.
She’s new to Philly and to love, until she meets Truman and he pierces her heart, making her feel like she really belongs, but he won’t do anything about it.
There’s an invisible barrier keeping them apart and she’s not going to stop until she breaks through and she’s about to do just that.
Truman has been falling for Ivy since he met her, but it’s on the Fourth that he falls for good, finally hitting the ground, and once he has her in his arms there’s no going back, she will make sure of that.