The SEAL and the Sheriff by Theresa Beachman (ePUB)

Deputy U.S. Marshal Hudson Kane avoids attachments at all costs. A former Navy SEAL who built his reputation hunting the most lethal criminals, he’s learned a bitter fact: those who count on him don’t always make it out alive. Once the man who never left anyone behind, a botched mission that cost him a teammate forced him into a new creed—never let anyone need him. That rule is tested when he shows up in the remote Alaskan town overseen by Sheriff Sarah Meyer.

Sarah runs her corner of Alaska on her own terms, with zero patience for federal agents who think a badge outranks local authority. She knows exactly how to handle a man like Hudson, having already crossed paths with him. He’s the best friend of her brother Wyatt and, years ago, almost something more—a door she thought she’d shut forever. But Hudson hides secrets about the case, and whatever followed him north is already seeping into Sarah’s community, her people, and her life. Finish the mission… or protect her.