Fearless Hearts by Em Petrova

A broken pilot. A woman starting over. When danger finds her, he becomes the protector he never planned to be.

After a training exercise took the life of his copilot, former Navy fighter pilot Crew Diaz carries a weight he can’t put down. He buries himself in work on the Black Heart Ranch, keeps his emotions on lock-down and refuses to let anyone get close…until a woman with dirt under her nails and a habit of rescuing dying plants walks into his orbit.
Fern Foster moved to the small town of Willowbrook looking for a simpler life after what her ex put her through. She’s starting over with muddy boots, a greenhouse job and a growing landscaping business that finally feels like hers. But when someone starts watching her a little too closely, Crew steps in, using his muscled, tattooed body to shield her…and drive her crazy too.
As the threat escalates, Crew is forced to face the truth: protecting Fern means trusting himself again. And Fern must decide whether she’s strong enough to risk her heart on a man who’s still learning how to stay.