Dex Roarke has carries fury in his chest for five long years- underneath it, the love he felt for Tessa Jackson never burned out. She was hi until the night she left her cut on his bed and walked away without a word. He told himself she was gone for good. He tried to hate her. It never stuck. Now Tessa is back in Devils Ridge- as the doctor who saves his life after a crash that should have killed him. One look at her and every old wound splits open wide. she didn't stop Loving him either, but the secrets she carries are just as dangerous as the serpents hunting her down. Dex can't decide if he want to push her away or drag her closer, but the truth is brutal: he'll burn the whole world down before he lets her go a second time. In Devils Ridge, loyalty is tested, danger rides close, and sometimes the only thing stronger than betrayal is the love that refuses to die.
