I barely controlled lifting my finger to point but said, “Right there. “Oh my God,” I repeated, my body stringing tight with the effort it took not to throw open the door and run to him.Īs if he sensed it, Ham wrapped his fingers tight around my knee. And he had a graceful gait, like he already was in command of his little man’s body.Īnd, last, he was laughing and walking with a bunch of boys as other kids called to them. He wore his charcoal-gray trousers casually, like they were jeans. He was also lean and straight, his navy-blue blazer fitting well on him. My heart slid up in my throat, choking me.īut he was already tall, not like me, like Dad. We can-” Ham started.īut I interrupted him by breathing, “Oh my God.”

I told him that made sense, but I couldn’t wait any longer. I told him I was going even if he didn’t go with me. So when I searched the Internet and found the name of the only private school in three counties, one close to where Aunt Wilona lived, I’d told Ham I was going. Four days of knowing he was out there, living with Aunt Wilona, breathing, eating, studying, doing kid shit. Four days of knowing he wasn’t too far away. But if he became real, in other words, I saw him, that patience would vanish and Nina had told us this wasn’t exactly a quick process so we’d both need lots of it.īut it had been four days. He figured I’d have the strength to fight the fight but I’d also have the patience if Zander was an entity out there I knew existed and wanted to connect with. Ham didn’t want to come and he’d explained why. “Shh,” I shushed him again, this time adding waving my hand behind me.

I had no idea what he looked like but I was certain I’d know him on sight. School had just let out, kids in private-school uniforms were streaming out the doors, and I was concentrating. But first, he must prove to Zara that he's a changed man.“Shh,” I shushed him, my eyes out the side window of his truck. In fact, he wants to do more than that for Zara. So when he hears that Zara's having a rough time, he wants to be the one to help. About himself, and about the life he knows he's meant to live. But Ham's faced his own demons, and he's learned a lot. Ham was always a traveling man, never one to settle down in one town, with one woman, for more time than absolutely necessary.

Now, it will take every ounce of will power she possesses to resist all that he offers. As soon as Ham hears about Zara's plight, he's on her doorstep offering her a lifeline.

Three years later, Zara's lost her business, her marriage, and she's barely getting by in a tiny apartment on the wrong side of the tracks. When she found someone who was, Ham walked out of her life. Zara Cinders always knew Ham Reece was the one, but he wasn't interested in settling down. The next novel in Kristen Ashley's sizzling Colorado Mountain series introduces a new electrifying relationship that turns Carnal, Colorado into a hotbed of action, romance, and suspense.

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