Sweet, Sweet Jewel by Nia Arthurs

A wounded beauty with a scarred past.
A sexy stranger with a dark vendetta.
Secrets and lies can’t hide their undeniable chemistry.

Hiding is all Jewel knows how to do. She doesn’t like attention from anyone, especially men. Which works out just fine because the men in Belize mostly ignore her. The exception to that rule? Finn Robinson, a charming stranger who keeps showing up whenever she needs rescuing…

Handsome, knight-in-shining armor Finn is all muscle and squinty eyes on the outside—and a tangle of secrets beneath. He’s in Belize for one reason only, but he didn’t bank on his heart responding to Jewel. Broken, scared, and secretly sassy, she’s his ticket to his sister’s murderer. She’s also his biggest distraction.

Soon, Finn’s gallant gestures and smoldering gazes are breaking Jewel’s walls. But when a monster from her past begins to haunt her present, she’s forced to make a choice. Should she put her trust in Finn? Or face her secrets alone?