Refuge by Julianna Foxe

Is it too late for a second chance at romance with her brother’s best friend?

True crime podcaster Alexis has a stalker who has her fleeing back to her small mountain town in Northern Arizona for safety. Unfortunately, that means she has to see someone she never wanted to see again, her brother’s best friend. Chase kissed her back in high school and ran off and joined the Marines the next day. He’s now a cop, and is trying to squeeze his massive form into a sleeping position on her couch because he is refusing to leave until she’s safe.

Chase tried not to fall for the curvy and smart Alexis when he practically lived at his best friend’s house as a teen. He knew he was never good enough for her, a point his abusive parents proved when they forced him out of town after high school. Now he has a second chance to show her how much she has always meant to him, if he can catch whoever is trying to kill her first.

Will Alexis give Chase the chance to move from the couch to her bed? Or is their reunion 10 years too late?