Ex-soldier Zane Tucker is perfectly happy with his single life and his adventure watersports business. A gambler by nature, he figures the odds of finding a woman for forever are a lot longer than finding a woman for right now. And as a man of action and not emotion, he believes a woman with lasting romance on the mind would want someone with less hard muscle and more soft sentiment. But then his dog hurtles toward the new county librarian, yanking Zane into her delicate, pretty presence. Will they both scare her away? And why does that worry him so?

Harper Grace has a bucket list of goals to tick off and is determined to live every moment to the fullest by overcoming her usual shyness. No one will call her too timid and too boring ever again. But then a giant of a man and his equally large dog charge into her life and she can’t decide if she wants to take a step back…or step fully into Zane’s strong arms. She’s been brave enough to change her life, but does she have enough courage to risk her heart?

Don’t miss any of the sexy soldiers!
Ryder – Barbara Freethy
Adam – Roxanne St. Claire
Zane – Christie Ridgway
Wyatt – Lynn Raye Harris
Jack – Julia London
Noah – Cristin Harber
Ford – Samantha Chase

Zane is one of the books in the Seven Brides for Seven Soldiers series. Zane is supposedly moping according to both his family and the small community he lives in. He also has a crazy dog that has more phobias than most humans. Gambler goes out of control and knocks into local librarian Harper Grace, and thus begins the crazy relationship between the two.

This was a quick and fun read. The other books in this series are written by other authors, and reading this makes me want to check them out. Ms Ridgeway’s writing kept me interested through the entire book with a fascinating cast of characters.