Teslyn made her escape over a decade before receiving a frantic phone call from her mother. When addiction takes hold of a person, they lose their basic humanity, even to the extent of using their children to their own ends. This devastating novel highlights the worst of humanity. I'll be more than happy to read more in this universe! The interplay between Wyatt and Teslyn is beautiful and Ivy has a healthy attitude to her newly found sister after her hesitant start. There are plenty of strands of the story to keep you interested and sadly not all the characters you meet/hear about make it to the end of the book. Ivy is a complete charmer and it was heartbreaking to read how self-sufficient this 5yr old was!

Wyatt and Teslyn are sparking off each other from the get-go but he's worried about her motives and her clear estrangement from her family. But the more he learns about the circumstances the more he worries that he's about to help the guilty party! Wyatt isn't happy at missing out on an important mission but Ghost is family and he'd do anything for family. He's off on a mission but sends help her way in the shape of Wyatt. She does the one thing she knows is right - she calls her best friends partner for help. She has a baby sister and they all may be in danger due to her mothers crappy choices in life.Īs she arrives at her former trailer park home she finds the trailer in flames and her baby sister clearly terrified. But a late night call from her mother sends her into a panic. She has reinvented herself and made her way in the world. Teslyn escaped from her less than idyllic childhood.

Sparks fly between them as they unravel the web of lies surrounding Ivy, but when the HERO Force mission in Colorado goes horribly awry, can Wyatt forgive himself for coming to Teslyn's aid and sending a teammate in his place? Teslyn must convince Wyatt of her innocence, even with the forces of evil in hot pursuit. But how can he trust her when her Jeep matches the plate number on the AMBER alert he passed on the highway, and she's carrying a little girl who seems uncomfortable in her care? Instead, he's driving across two states to help a woman he's never met, her panicked voice on the other end of the line summoning him simply: Ghost said you would help me. Teslyn races through the night, her entire world exploding when she finds her mother's home ablaze and her terrified little sister hiding nearby.įormer Navy SEAL Wyatt Sorensen should be on a HERO Force mission hunting down a notorious criminal in the mountains of Colorado. Promise you'll take care of Ivy if anything happens to me. Teslyn McGregor was estranged from her mother when a phone call sets a disaster in motion. He left a HERO Force mission to help a woman in jeopardy, not knowing how dire the consequences of that choice would be.

Stranded with the seal by amy gamet