New Release by Lori Ryan: Serve and Protect

“Ashley!”

She didn’t stop. She raised one leg and spun, and he recognized the move. His arms came down to deflect the blow. If her foot had connected with his knee at that angle, he would have been in a world of pain.

“Ashley!” He shouted now, needing to cut through whatever was going on in her head. Her eyes were wild as she struck out at him, but she seemed to startle at his shout and step back.

“Ashley,” he said now, quietly. The emotions on her face wavered from one extreme to the next. Fear, then shock, and briefly mortification. But mortification was left in the wake, as anger took hold and remained.

“What the heck, Garret? What are you doing sneaking up on me like that? You scared me to death!”

                He slowly came forward and put his hands on her upper arms, looking into her flushed face. She was shaking violently, and despite the angry words, he didn’t think her trembling had anything to do with anger. It was fear. She was rocked to the bone.

“Ashley, what is it? What’s got you so frightened?”

She shrugged him off, her breathing still hard. “You. You have me so frightened. Sneaking around in here when I’m trying to close up.”

He watched her face. Something else was going on and she was trying to cover it up with bluster.

“Tell me what’s going on, Ashley.” His voice held the low tone of a man giving a warning. She could storm and rage all she wanted to. He wasn’t going to walk away.

She turned her back on him and walked to the circulation desk, picking up her bag and a computer case. She reached into the office behind the desk and flipped off the light before looking at him again.

“Are you coming? I need to lock up.”

He stayed where he was and watched her, shaking his head slowly. No, he wasn’t coming. He’d wait her out.

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My Review

I love the town of Evers and I want to move there. Come back to Evers for an emotional and suspenseful trip with Ashley and Garett as they fall in love while their pasts come back to mess with their future together. If you've read book 1 and 2 of this series you will get to see some of our beloved people from those books. If you haven't read them don't worry you'll be fine and still enjoy this wonderful read. I will warn you to be sure and have tissues as it got me at least once.