Anywhere but home

behind every perfect life is a truth worth escaping.everyone thinks they know me: haylee hamilton, the daughter of one of nyc's most affluent families. they see the designer clothes, luxurious homes, and the carefully curated smile plastered on every tabloid. what they don't see is the truth i keep hidden. beneath designer clothes, my skin tells a story in bruises. behind the flawless facade masks the terror i live with daily. every move i make is calculated. survival demands perfection. that was my life-until i escaped to my sister's home thousands of miles away, to the quiet town of canyon falls. i never expected to meet him. falling into the arms of knox hayes was never a part of the plan. an ex-marine rancher with calloused hands and rugged good looks that would bring any woman to her knees. knox is everything i didn't expect: a tender, caring man who oozes confidence and sex. he makes me feel something i thought i'd lost forever: hope. but as my past haunts my future, i have to decide: do i outrun the darkness that follows me, or will i fight for the life i never believed i deserved?