Ready to Risk by Shefali Prem

Her older brother Brent took a chance on love in Ready To Play.
Her younger sister Charlie dove head-first into it in Ready To Live.
Now it's Stevie's turn to face the man who still owns her heart.

He’s a bodyguard. She is guarding her heart.

A former SEAL whose dangerous career choice cost him the woman he loved.
The high school sweetheart who never stopped loving him—but refuses to risk her heart again.
And an inevitable reunion that forces them to confront the past that tore them apart.

STEVIE: Gabe broke my heart ten years ago. Seeing him again proves no one will ever make me feel the way he does.

But I can't risk loving him and losing him as long as he continues to put his life on the line—even if it is my sister he is now protecting.

Despite my fears, our powerful chemistry tempts me to risk potential heartbreak—until I learn it's a secret from my past that could tear us apart, not a madman's bullet.

GABE: Stevie broke my heart ten years ago. Seeing her again proves she's still the one for me.

While I fall deeper in love with her, she’s keeping an emotional distance. Is it my work as a bodyguard—or something else?

Convincing her to take a chance on us—on our love—becomes impossible when my job proves to be as dangerous as she feared.

As bullets fly and a heartbreaking secret is revealed, Stevie must decide between taking a second shot at love or risk losing Gabe forever.

Tropes:

-Second chance
-High school sweethearts
-Single dad
-Ex-military-->Bodyguard
-He falls first (again)
-Overcoming past trauma
-Family & friendships

Trigger Warnings: Gun violence and several issues related to pregnancy. See full list on author website.

Binding: Paperback