Out Of Exile by Carla Cassidy

A woman worth fightng for

She’d haunted Matthew Delaney — the shy, awkward boy he’d been, the hard, unyielding man he’d become — for more years than he cared to remember. Now Lilly Winstead was back, and he once again had to struggle with his unwelcome, undying desire for her.

And he had another, even more dangerous, fight on his hands. Somebody was trying to kill her — and he damn sure meant to keep her safe. Because even if he couldn’t have her, nobody was going to harm the only woman he’d ever loved.

But when this was over, could he really let her walk away from him again?