Anonymous

Our way of life didn’t end with a bang. There was no pandemic, no foreign invasion, no EMP, and no natural disaster. Our way of life was rotting away in front of our eyes for decades before the violent collapse, but it was an inconvenient truth that no one wanted to address and only a few dared to speak of in private with close friends. It wasn’t discussed in the news, nor was it debated in the capital. It was ignored for as long as it could be until it couldn’t be ignored anymore.

I bought a cabin, sight unseen, in the wilderness. It came with quite a few surprises including a handsome stranger next door, Jaxson Monroe. He also happens to be my own personal hero, saving my life. It’s complicated and I don’t want to disappoint him, but he wants to know why I’ve moved here. If I tell him the truth, he will never want to see me again. I’m not the sweet innocent girl he thinks I am. Could I trust a former special forces soldier, or would he betray me? I owed him my life, but did I owe him my heart?

Widowed father and MMA fighter Justin just can’t seem to catch a break. He decides to make a deal with a loan shark, betting on himself. When he loses his fight, he has to make another bet. Four final fights, double or nothing. Anna is his massage therapist, and when he tells her he can no longer afford her, she comes up with a plan. He gets free massages if he pretends to be her boyfriend while her parents are in town. He’s always been into Anna, so he agrees.