Hidden Fates by Annette Palmer

He needs her to build a case against her stepbrother…but he didn’t plan on falling in love.

Teresa “Reese” Graham barely survived the worst year of her life, and her stepbrother is behind all of it. She’d been living her life in Arizona, focusing on her art, and planning a gallery show in New York City, when she was taken from her home and committed to a mental institution. After managing to get out, Reese was then captured and drugged, only to wake up shackled to a bed in some dingy old motel room with a camera pointed at her.
Texas Ranger Garrett Cooper has long since given up on love after a series of failed relationships. When he’s not burying himself in work, Garrett is looking for Teresa Graham in the hopes that she’ll provide the information he and his friends need to convict her step brother for the crimes he committed, and put him away for good.
While assisting the FBI in a kidnapping case involving two of his closest friends, Garrett unexpectedly finds Reese handcuffed to a bed. Horrified by her condition and concerned for her safety, Garrett offers her sanctuary in his guest house. But getting her to open up to him proves to be almost impossible. Until one night, he figures out a way to connect with her, and she finally tells him everything.
In awe of her story, Garrett convinces Reese to stay close for her own safety, but their undeniable chemistry soon leads to more. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan, but now Garrett is more determined than ever to protect her… even from a deranged step brother armed to kill.

Hidden Fates is an interconnected, stand-alone, romantic suspense with plenty of twists, a lovable protective alpha hero, a strong heroine, and a found family of loyal friends you’ll instantly fall in love with. Garrett and Reese’s story is the fourth book in The Hidden Heroes Series.