Hawk's Determination

Jenna Murphy thought running her family's supply store meant dealing with demanding contractors and tight margins—until an arsonist started burning down businesses that refused to pay protection money.

When Vincent Turner's systematic extortion campaign targets downtown's small businesses, Jenna finds herself on the elimination list for refusing to cooperate. Her three generations of business knowledge and community connections make her dangerous to criminals who need silence and compliance. Enter Hawk—a Savage Tide prospect with everything to prove, a man whose retail and maintenance background taught him that sometimes protecting what matters requires permanent solutions.

She's fighting to save her family's legacy. He's fighting to prove himself worthy of the brotherhood. Together, they're about to make extortionists wish they'd chosen easier prey.

Hawk Williams knows how to handle inventory, maintenance, and problems that require creative violence, but he's never had to protect someone whose refusal to back down puts her directly in an arsonist's crosshairs every single day. Jenna's fierce loyalty to small businesses and determination to serve her community make her the perfect partner for commercial warfare, but her courage drives him crazy with the need to prove he's man enough to protect her.

When Turner escalates to eliminate everyone who threatens his operation, Jenna and Hawk must trust each other completely. Because in the Outer Banks, some legacies are worth fighting for, and some prospects will do anything to prove they deserve their patch—and their woman.

Some fires burn hotter than others.