She thought leaving town would break what we had. She thought time would dull the hunger. The moment I saw her, instinct took over.

DAMON

Sarah Davenport was mine long before she chose to leave Shadow Ridge.

She said she needed space. A future. A life beyond this town.

I told myself I understood. But wanting her never stopped.

So when she comes back because her father died and I see her standing in my world again, every old instinct snaps awake.

She runs. I follow. Not because I have to.

Because this is who we’ve always been.

She walked away once.

I let her.

I won’t make that mistake again.

SARAH

Leaving Damon was the hardest thing I ever did.

I left to build something of my own and become someone outside the gravity of this small town.

Coming back was supposed to be temporary. Close out my father’s life. Leave again.
Then I run into Damon. And the way he looks at me makes it clear he never forgave me for running.

Being near him brings everything rushing back. The history. The heat. The part of me that always wanted to be hunted, even when I pretended I didn’t.

I broke his heart once.

Now he wants me to face what that cost.

And the most dangerous truth of all?

I still want him just as badly.

Tropes:
Dark Second Chance
Possessive Obsession
Primal Chase
Prey & Predator
Small Town Heat

Taken by the Ranger is a short romance in the Paramedic Rangers series, a collection of interconnected standalones about rugged first responders who protect their town and break every personal rule along the way. These rangers are trained to brave the wild, save lives, and keep their heads under pressure… until desire gets involved. Each story follows a different intense, protective hero and the woman he can’t resist. Read in two hours or less, in any order, no cliffhangers, and always a guaranteed HEA… even if things get a little dangerous first. 😈