Deer Hearts Bear — V. Vaughn

Running from a past she can't escape...Doe shifter Emily Dawson is on the run. Pregnant and with no one to turn to, she fled from an affluent city on the East coast to hide in the sleepy town of Heartland, Montana. It's a place Emily believes the father of her child won't look to find her. She hopes so because she's learned she can't trust anyone, especially herself. But Emily needs to find a way to feed herself and her unborn child, and she's close to desperate the day an irresistibly sexy bear shifter named Bruce offers her a job as the office manager of a car and motorcycle repair shop. When she realizes she's attracted to him, she knows she's going to struggle to resist the man who is now her boss. Because once he discovers the truth, she can't take the chance he'll hurt her too.Bruce Thompson isn't sure why Emily's so jumpy and what it is she's hiding from him. What he does know is that his bear wants to protect the fragile woman who doesn't want to like him, even though he's sure she comes with a whole lot of trouble. He's waited a long time to find his true mate and he's not about to give up on her. When her secret is finally revealed he refuses to let her run again, and he has to find a way to show Emily he's someone she can trust so she can let him into her heart.