First There Were Wild Hearts ~ Now There Are Wounded Hearts!
Book Two Of The Merlo Men Series Has Arrived!! Deakon Merlo has never wanted to settle down. He decided long ago that it just wasn’t feasible for him. Too many women have tried to fleece him or dismissed him on the merit that he’s never wanted to climb to the highest ranks within the family company. He is quite content to run the Merlo Industries logging camp with his brother Andy and is comfortable with the life of semi-solitude he’s created for himself.
Then comes Holly…
Dr. Holly Glenne has been Andy’s best friend since middle school, and he ultimately hires her to replace the camp doctor. The daughter of a lumberman herself, Holly grew up in and around logging sites, she can easily handle big burly guys with chainsaws, and save a person’s life with no hesitation at the same time. Holly is welcomed by everybody - save Deke.
Deke doesn’t think that Holly has what it takes to cut it in their world. Holly thinks Deke is sexist with antiquated ideas. Almost immediately they embroil in a battle of wills – Deke to prove that Holly will fail and Holly to prove the man wrong. Fighting a readily apparent attraction for each other while circling each other like caged animals, neither the Director nor the Doctor realizes how much this battle will ultimately change their lives and rock their worlds!
Played out against a backdrop of marauding Eco terrorists, Andy’s penchant for bad jokes, the birth of Braxton and Shelby Merlo’s first child, corporate espionage – not to mention yet another Merlo family member going rogue – all of it will prove to the couple they are far stronger together than they ever were apart!
Merlo Men Series Book One
After almost being killed by her ex-husband Shelby Etheridge has rebuilt her life. Over the ensuing decade following her ex’s attack she has founded and built a successful career as the Director for an acclaimed school for the blind and moved on. Once blind herself, Shelby’s known for her innovative style and compassion for students of any age without sight. She’s happy, safe and secure – until Del escapes prison with the intent to finish what he started over a decade before.
On the opposite side of the country Braxton Merlo’s life has come to a complete stop. He’d lived a life of fame, fortune and travel as one of the Pacific Northwest’s hottest bachelors before coming back to Oregon to take the reins of the family company after his father’s death. He’s successfully moved Merlo Lumber & Industries into far greater territory when he is blinded during an Eco Terrorist attack. Almost a year later he’s sequestered in his suite in the family mansion as his brothers and cousins maintain the business. In desperation the family reaches out to somebody they know can help Braxton reclaim his life… A long time family friend whose best friend and business partner also happens to be Braxton’s younger sister Nikki. Shelby
There’s a catch, though…Once upon a time, Braxton was not a nice person. Long ago and far away he’d been the richest – and cruelest – kid in town. Braxton bullied Shelby for most of their lives and now, being blinded, Braxton has reverted back to being a not so nice human. Shelby is faced with a choice: stay on the east coast and wait for her ex to find her and kill her OR go back to the west coast and try to help Braxton adjust to being with out sight. It’s not as an easy choice as one might think…but once the decision is made, it will change both Shelby and Braxton’s lives in ways they never dreamed!