Esme
My mom guilts me into my ‘first real job’ providing post-op care for a wounded veteran. I went to school for wildlife biology… turns out they have a few things in common, but looking after the grumpy SEAL isn’t quite the same as banding marmots. I’m convinced Dallas hates me until I overhear him in a revealing private moment. Now I have to break through his over-protective streak before he retreats to his isolated mountain forever. Sometimes a woman just has to take charge!

Dallas
I’m a stubborn cuss and even I know an innocent young woman like Esme can do better than me. I’m thankful to be getting my life back, but she’s too damn young to be attached to it. Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t enjoy keeping her, though. And apparently I’m not strong enough to push her away if she’s going to go crawling into my bed at every opportunity. Even a SEAL has limits.