Salvation by Alison Hendricks

Avery: Losing my heart wasn’t supposed to happen, not when a boy’s life is on the line. And not to someone like him. I’ve spent the last four months advocating for a missing teen no one else seems to give a damn about, and now that I’ve finally gotten a break in the case, my only hope lies with a surly mountain man I shouldn’t be attracted to. Warren is everything I don’t need. But those sad, soulful eyes suck me in, and the more time I spend alone with him, the more I start to glimpse the broken man beneath his gruff exterior. Broken… but in just the right shape to fit seamlessly into my heart. As we race to find the missing boy, I can’t help wanting to save them both.

Warren: Pushing people away is second nature for me now. After my daughter died and my marriage imploded, I knew happiness just wasn’t in the cards. That was until Avery swept into my life and made me hope for more. Trusting him means opening myself up to heartache. Loving him could destroy me. But every time he smiles, my gray world explodes with color, and my heart yearns for the chance to call him mine. I know I’ll have to give him up once we find the boy. Until then… he’s my salvation.