HONOR, LOYALTY, Like

David Cruz is definitely good at two things: war and training canines. The ex-soldier’s toughest case is usually Atlas, a Belgian Malinois whose handler passed away in combat. Nobody at Hope’s Crossing kennel can break through the animal’s grief. That is, until puppy whisperer Evelyn Jones walks into the facility . and into Atlas’s center. David hates to admit how the curvy blonde’s mesmerizing impact isn’t limited by canines. However when Lyn’s use Atlas places her in peril, David will do anything to protect her.

Lyn realizes that David’s very own battle scars help to make him uniquely qualified for his work as a trainer. Challenging as nails however gentle when it matters, he’s gotten closer to Atlas than anyone else-and he’s ready to place his hard-wired suspicion aside to let her perform the same. But somebody desperate more than enough to eliminate doesn’t need Lyn dealing with Atlas. Right now just teamwork, trust, and courage can conserve two troubled hearts and the dog who enjoys them both . . .