Liberty Cove Series by Kristen Iten

A hurting ex-soldier and his dog, a single mother and her little girl, and the second chance at love they never saw coming.Sergeant Trent Roland came home from a painful deployment a while ago, but the barricades around his heart are still up. Now, he’s rebuilding the storm-damaged Wounded Warrior Rescue in the seaside town of Liberty Cove. But he’s counting the days until he can put the small-town life behind and get lost in the big city... moreA hurting ex-soldier and his dog, a single mother and her little girl, and the second chance at love they never saw coming.Sergeant Trent Roland came home from a painful deployment a while ago, but the barricades around his heart are still up. Now, he’s rebuilding the storm-damaged Wounded Warrior Rescue in the seaside town of Liberty Cove. But he’s counting the days until he can put the small-town life behind and get lost in the big city.While in town, a German shepherd from the rescue begins to break through his defenses. But nothing can prepare him for the moment he comes face-to-face with the woman he left behind ten years ago. He wants to love her like she deserves, but fears he’s forgotten how.Olivia Malone once had big-city dreams of her own, but becoming a single mom changed her priorities in a hurry. Now, she has no desire to take her young daughter away from the idyllic town she grew up in, even though work is hard to come by.Her love for her daughter demands that she take any honest job she can find, even if it means treading dangerously close to a ghost from her past — a tall, dark, and handsome ghost. Their chemistry is just as red hot as ever, but she must consider more than her own desires these days.Olivia's been down the road of rejection more than once and has her walls firmly in place! Her daughter is her world, and she can’t risk breaking either of their hearts by inviting a man into their lives whose main goal seems to be leaving her behind… again.War taught him it’s better not to feel. Failed relationships taught her it’s better not to trust. Things heat up at the Wounded Warrior Rescue when Trent and Olivia must decide if taking a second chance at love is worth the risk. less

An ex-Air Force mechanic with a lot to prove, a veterinarian with a lot to hide, and the rescue dog who gave them a second chance at love.Family duty called Air Force Staff Sergeant Levi Renner home to Liberty Cove, but the respect he’d earned in the service didn’t follow him into civilian life. When his matchmaking boss thrusts him into close quarters with the high school sweetheart who rejected him long ago, he’s reminded of all the reasons working stiffs like him are unlucky in love... moreAn ex-Air Force mechanic with a lot to prove, a veterinarian with a lot to hide, and the rescue dog who gave them a second chance at love.Family duty called Air Force Staff Sergeant Levi Renner home to Liberty Cove, but the respect he’d earned in the service didn’t follow him into civilian life. When his matchmaking boss thrusts him into close quarters with the high school sweetheart who rejected him long ago, he’s reminded of all the reasons working stiffs like him are unlucky in love. He never met an engine he couldn’t fix, but he may not have enough tools in his toolbox to fix what’s broken between him and his ex.Veterinarian Brooke Larsen moved back home with a suitcase full of secrets after losing her practice in Los Angeles. Now it’s up to her to protect her perfect reputation as the hometown girl who made it in the big city. Ready to tackle the job of building a new practice in a familiar place, she agrees to become the resident vet at the Wounded Warriors Rescue. Life gets complicated when she learns she’ll be working alongside her ex — a man she never really got over.When confronted with their lovable boss's romantic scheme to get them together, Levi and Brooke join forces to outsmart her and come up with a plan to take control of their futures. Life gets a whole lot more complicated when Levi makes a secret deal with Brooke's father — a deal that will shatter their uneasy alliance if Brooke ever finds out. less