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Heather<br/>Life has not been kind to Heather.<br/>After eighteen years of living with an abusive father, she took her savings and left town.<br/>But the cycle of abuse is hard to escape.<br/>She made one bad choice after another, until her last boyfriend hit her.<br/>She’ll never let another man hurt her.<br/>Or trust any man easily—not even Neil, as wonderful as he is.<br/>Even though their friends try to fix them up, they are both stubborn.<br/>Heather must face her past before she can look to the future.<br/>Will Neil still be there for her?<br/><br/>Neil<br/>Neil is kind and fun and sexy and all that is good in the world.<br/>But he has skeletons, and letting a woman get close to him again wasn’t in the cards.<br/>Until Heather tugs at his heartstrings.<br/>He wants her.<br/>Maybe they can be friends. Maybe add a few benefits.<br/>Or maybe he can let go of his past and convince her to let him all the way in.<br/>There is trouble at Open Skies though.<br/>The threat eventually hits too close to home for Heather, but Neil’s not going anywhere.<br/>He wants her to stay and let him shoulder some of the burden.<br/>Earning Heather’s trust and love is an uphill battle he intends to win.