Without Letting Go — Rhonda Lee Carver

Mason Sullivan remembers how he felt the day he learned his oldest brother wouldn't be returning home. Not alive. Swearing he'd help others, he set a plan into motion. Flash forward…Mason has the life he wanted, but when a seductive, slice of heaven from his past comes back to Kerrville his so-called “wonderful life” will have more holes than swiss cheese. The only one who can fill the voids is the same person who has the risk of flight. Sure, a cowboy has needs, and she certainly does make his head spin, but his heart isn't immune to the beauty and he could lose her again…
Two things Kiernan Everhart loves most -- her son and Double K Ranch. Years ago, she'd left to pursue her dreams, but the big city wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Always there for her son, she helps him through the challenges of his medical condition, but sometimes even the strongest woman needs a shoulder to lean on. In Kerrville, she has the support of her family…and Mason Sullivan, the cowboy she stole kisses from back in the day. He's grown into quite the perfect man and his bedside manner, as nurse and gentleman, sure can make a woman remember she's more than a mother. She'd like to fall…right into his arms, but her priority is her son. And when her ex shows up, hijacking her happiness, all hell will break loose. Kiernan must perform damage control before the people she loves are hurt.
He didn't plan to fall, but he did, and Mason would do anything to protect Kiernan and her son. He will not only have to face the demons of Kiernan's past, but find out who is using scare tactics to send her packing. If it's the last thing he'll do, he'll prove to her that he has the perfect place in his heart for her family.