UNKNOWN

She ran 9,000 miles to escape him. It wasn't far enough.

Lydia Hawkins is not on the Gold Coast for the surf. She is hiding. After escaping a relationship that nearly cost her her life, she thinks the tropical heat of Australia is the one place her ex-a man with delusions of grandeur and a temper to match-can't find her.

Then she meets Dean Connors.

Dark-haired, blue-eyed, and scarred by a past he's trying to outrun, Dean is everything Lydia should avoid. He's an ex-biker with a history of violence and a family he can't shake. But Dean isn't the monster she fears; he's the only thing standing in the way of the one coming for her.

When her past lands on Australian soil, Lydia learns a brutal truth: You can run to the ends of the earth, but you can't hide forever.

Now, she doesn't just need a hiding place. She needs a protector.

About The Author Kira Parke Kira Jayne Parke was born in Lambeth, England to British and American parents. Work opportunities abroad saw much of Kira's childhood spent in the tropical north of Australia. Kira's father suffered a heart attack and died the day after her eighth birthday. As a coping mechanism, Kira disappeared into creative writing. She would often write the life she wanted for her mother and herself. Before long, Kira was winning writing awards at school, cultivating a lifelong love of fiction. Her young adult life revolved around world travel and writing for travel magazines. Soon, a tumultuous personal life resulted in the seeking of solace in creativity once again. To this day, Kira keeps a low social profile but enjoys connecting with people through the written word.