Hayes by Mary Kennedy

Hayes O’Neal thought his future was all planned out. He was in love, found a career and was ready to travel the world. Or wherever the Navy sent him. Unfortunately, the love of his life was terrified to leave the safety of their home. Caught in a land where Americans were no longer welcome, Hayes has no choice but to send an SOS to the very woman that crushed his soul. He can only pray that someone is listening and will rescue his sorry ass.

Victoria Baird was in pain. The kind of pain that only recedes with time. The only man she’d ever loved rejected her out of fear. Not his. Hers. He just didn’t understand the depth of her anxiety and terror at the thought of leaving Belle Fleur. He also didn’t understand the depth of her fear of losing him. With nothing to guide her other than that fear, Victoria must face it all head on or lose the only person she’s ever loved.