An Amazon Best Book of 2016! An Amazon Best Book of the Month! "Vivid and charming."― CHARLAINE HARRIS , #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series He's a firefighter. He's a Motorcycle Club member. And if a killer has his way...he'll take the fall for a murder he didn't commit. Ian Walsh is used to riding the line between the good guys and the bad. He may owe the club his life, but his heart rests with his fire station brothers...and with the girl he's loved since they were kids. Ian would do anything for Rory. He'd die for her. Kill for her. Defend her to his last breath?and he may just have to. Every con in the Rockies knows Rory is the go-to girl for less-than-legal firearms. When she defends herself against a brutal attack, Rory finds herself catapulted into the center of a gang war, with only Ian standing between her and a threat greater than either of them could have imagined. In the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder.. "Gripping suspense, unique heroines, sexy heroes." ― CHRISTINE FEEHAN , #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Search and Rescue Series: On His Watch (FREE novella) Hold Your Breath (Book 1) Fan the Flames (Book 2) Gone too Deep (Book 3) In Safe Hands (Book 4) After the End (FREE novella) What People Are Saying About Katie Ruggle's Romantic Suspense: "I love Ruggle's characters. They're sharply drawn, and vividly alive. I'm happy when they find each other. These are wonderful escapist books."― CHARLAINE HARRIS , #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series "Sexy and suspenseful, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."― JULIE ANN WALKER , New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author for Hold Your Breath "Chills and thrills and a sexy slow-burning romance from a terrific new voice."― D.D. AYRES , author of the K-9 Rescue Series for Hold Your Breath "Implausible though she seems, one roots for her to overcome her social ineptitude and catch a great guy, and she does!" ― Booklist "Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue returns with a new, reluctant member. She’s the local gun shop owner and was raised off the grid as a survivalist. She is also dodging danger from the local motorcycle club...There is a lot of action taking place around this one small, fiery Colorado woman." ― RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars A graduate of the Police Academy, Katie is a self-proclaimed forensics nerd. A fan of anything that makes her feel like a bad-ass, she has trained in Krav Maga, boxing, and gymnastics, has lived in an off-grid, solar- and wind-powered house in the Rocky Mountains, rides horses, trains her three dogs, and travels to warm places to scuba dive. She has received 5 Amazon Best Books of the Month and an Amazon Best Book of the Year. Run to Ground , the first book in her Rocky Mountain K9 Unit series, is a 2017 RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award nominee. Connect with Katie at http://katieruggle.com/, https://www.facebook.com/katierugglebooks, or on Twitter and Instagram @KatieRuggle Prologue It had started out as such a promising day. "What?" Ian bellowed when the roar of the fire and the rumble of the pump-truck engine drowned out the chief's words. "The homeowner said he stores a propane tank in the northeast corner of the barn!" Fire Chief Winston Early yelled. Closing his eyes for a moment, Ian sighed. Of course he does. "This barn? The one that's on fire?" "That would be the barn." A torrent of profanity rose in his throat, but he clamped his jaw. A few weeks ago, he'd promised Steve's youngest, Maya, he'd stop swearing. Once he gave his word, Ian stuck to it, even if he and his firefighting brethren were all going to be blown to bits thanks to a flame-happy serial arsonist Ian couldn't even call a fucking asshole. Swallowing the curses that desperately wanted to escape, Ian yanked on the hem of his borrowed, too-small bunker coat. "I'm on it." Soup fell in next to him and spoke over the radio incorporated into their SCBA―self-contained breathing apparatus―gear. "Got your back, Beauty." The hated nickname deepened his scowl. With a wordless growl, Ian stalked toward the flaming barn. The heat was incredible, and sweat beaded beneath his mask. A backward glance showed Steve and Junior at the trucks, hurrying to hook up the hoses. "What's the plan?" Studying the barn, Ian noted that, although the south side of the old storage building was fully engulfed, the northeast corner looked relatively untouched by the fire―it wouldn't stay that way for long, though. The house where the homeowner and his two grandkids lived was only ten feet north of the burning barn. If the propane tank blew, they'd be screwed. "Hey? Ian?" It was like Soup was incapable of silence for more than a few seconds at a time. "Plan?" "We go through that door"―Ian pointed to the entrance on the north side―"get the propane tank, and get out."