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When this vet says she will do anything to stop animal abuse . . . she means anything. Sophie Carter is a stubborn, determined veterinarian who is certain her nice community hides a nasty secret, a dog fighting ring, and those animal abusing bastards are going down. Her attempts to find evidence soon attracts the attention of three very different men: An ex-police dog handler who wants to help her.A career criminal who wants to stop her.And an ex-fiancée that would happily destroy her. But how do these seemingly unconnected men know each other? With no one who they appear, each man holds a piece of the puzzle that could eradicate the barbaric amusement. On a blatant promise and a whispered secret, Sophie finds herself confronted by her worst nightmare, the pits, where she must reveal her own complicated past and, once more, fight for her life. Who needs a man to save you when your jailbird daddy taught you everything he knew? A fast paced and totally down to earth tale confronting a disturbing entertainment that still exists worldwide today. With a strong, sensitive heroine who fumbles her way to success, and tough, protective men who threaten Sophie's long held morals. No one will leave the pits unchanged.

Months after the fight in the pits, veterinarian Sophie Carter is again all alone. Dumped by Jake Rowland, the man who offered her the world, and ignored by Louis Martinez, the man that saved her from the pits. Without warning, her dull life explodes when an arson attack destroys her clinic, almost killing Pothead, her strangely knowing clinic cat. As if summoned, both men return at the same time her father is finally released from prison. When her sister goes missing, Sophie needs Louis and Jake's connections to find her, except they have discovered her childhood secret, that once upon a time Sophie had a different name, and that her father made her hurt a man. That man's son has dedicated his life to eradicating human scum, secretly hunting down the family that ruined his. That man is an undercover cop who is lost in the violence. That man is Louis Martinez and he will have his revenge.Uncertain where to turn, Sophie finds herself back at her family farm with her mother, a deluded animal abuser awaiting her husband, a man determined to return to his old life. With Louis and Jake hunting her down, Sophie will discover if either man is capable of being the person she needs. And what does the clinic cat, Pothead have to do with the fire that ruined her lovely life.

Months after being betrayed, used as bait to bring in a rogue cop, Sophie finds herself alone in a new town with a newborn baby. But who is the father and what will he do when he discovers his son?Lonely and directionless, Jake Rowland arrives on her doorstep, now free of his past, he wants Sophie back. Amid the emotional turmoil Sophie discovers native eggs are going missing, a peculiar belt alerting her to a smuggling ring that is decimating an already fragile ecosystem. At the same time a rodeo is being planned, the resulting confrontation bringing Sophie and Jake to the attention of a woman who will do anything to get her own way. And what's going on with her sister? And who is the mystery woman attached to Louis? A woman who claims to be his wife. A woman obsessed with animals.Sophie is forced into helping her new town while juggling her son and contemplating a life with Jake. Then enigmatic Louis Martinez returns, like usual, undermining all her morals. Can Sophie rediscover her passion for being a veterinarian? And does she have the energy to fight for the man of her dreams?