HF

Deputy Landon Mercer came home from the military expecting peace, not a woman who made him question every ounce of the discipline he’d built to survive. At six-foot-six with a haunted past, a badge on his chest, and enough scars to prove both, Landon is the last man anyone in Blackridge would call approachable. He’s the deputy people trust, the man who never loses control—and the one everyone calls when things go wrong. Then there’s Y/N. The town’s favorite troublemaker. She’s reckless, stubborn, and has a talent for turning every one of Landon’s shifts into a personal headache. Whether she’s trespassing somewhere she shouldn’t be, talking her way out of trouble, or flashing him that infuriating smile, she treats every encounter like it’s part of a game. A game Landon tells himself he hates. Until he realizes he’s waiting for the next chase. When harmless mischief turns into something far more dangerous, Landon finds himself hunting a threat that’s been hiding in plain sight. And for the first time since the war, he has something to lose. Because she may be the biggest problem in Blackridge… But she’s his problem. And he’ll burn the town to the ground before he lets anyone take her away.