Secret Series

For Trey Denison, emotion is a liability. For Shayla Jordan, her own history is a threat. The last thing either wants is a complication. When Shayla becomes his tenant, the rules are clear: maintain distance. But her quiet resilience sparks a protectiveness he can't explain, and Trey's steadfast presence offers Shayla a chance to feel desired again. As their guarded friendship ignites into a passionate relationship, the fragile trust between them is tested. To have a future, one must learn to stop hiding, and the other must risk feeling again—before the past forces them apart for good.

The last time Trey Denison was a “boyfriend” he was seventeen years old, and then a family tragedy forced him to grow up fast and take charge of raising his sister, Tessa. So for the past sixteen years, he had no time, and no inclination for a serious relationship. But that was before Shayla. Trey helped her face demons from her past so that they might have a future. But now he must face his own . . .