title: In the Rancher's Protection
author: Cornelison, Beth
description: She thought she'd be safe in the mountains…
  
  But the past is not so easily escaped!
  
  Carrie French is escaping an abusive husband when she seeks refuge at the Double M Ranch. There, she forms a friendship with Luke Wright, a ranch hand dealing with his own tragic past. But after they end up trapped on a mountainside, on the run from Carrie's armed ex, their deepening connection could be the only thing that saves them.