Spencer’s Promise by Deanna L. Rowley

After being stripped of his career, Spencer Barnes became a bitter man. The two things he hated in life were liars and bullies. When he encountered one of them, he did everything he could to right a wrong. After losing the career he loved, he started a job teaching self-defense and Martial Arts to others. That helped him with his bitterness toward the world.
Noreen Rafferty lived her life with her daughter one day at a time. It wasn’t until the day she met Spencer that she realized she had become complacent. The minute they met, the sparks flew between and around them. Could she continue to live like this, even when both she and her daughter’s lives were in danger because of Spencer? Did he really have their best interests at heart?