October's Bad Boy: Cullen

Her past tells her to run. My heart begs her to stay.

Rose

I don’t do forever. Growing up in foster care taught me that families fall apart, and promises never last. So when a local firefighter suddenly finds out he’s a dad, I agree to help… but only until it’s time to move on. One month of nanny duty, nothing more. Then his daughter starts reaching for me like I belong, and her gruff, too-hot-for-his-own-good dad kisses me like I already do.

Cullen

I fight wildfires for a living, but nothing has ever prepared me for the eight-month-old who shows up on my doorstep. I’m one diaper blowout away from total disaster until Rose swoops in and saves us both. She says she’s not sticking around. Fine. But every late-night feeding, every laugh around my table, every stolen kiss makes it harder to picture life without her. She may think she’s temporary, but I’m ready to fight for forever.

In this rugged mountain town, the Bad Boys of Mustang Mountain live by their own rules. They’re outlaws with code and conviction, protecting their own against anyone who dares to cross them. With troubled pasts and scars that run deep, these men aren’t afraid to live life their way. But when fierce, curvy women step into their lives, they find themselves facing a different kind of challenge—one that just might heal the hearts they thought were too far gone.