Enjoy this steamy M/M Protector Romance with a lonely former Coastie and an agoraphobic computer programmer by award-winning military romance author Patricia D. Eddy. Graham Peck I had my life planned out. Serve in the Coast Guard like the rest of my family. See the world. But an innocent New Year's kiss—with another man—led to a vicious attack that forced me back into civilian life. A life I have no idea how to navigate. Until I hook up with a group of deadly, battle-worn soldiers. They don't care who I love—as long as I stay on mission. I won't risk love, though. Easier to be alone. Quinton Silver I can't make it down my front steps. Not since the man who was supposed to love me turned out to be a monster. Inside, hiding under an assumed name in a city halfway across the country from my deranged former lover, I'm safe. Even if I'm alone. Desperation leads to a chance meeting, and while I have every reason not to trust Graham, I'm drawn to him by an unstoppable force neither of us can control. Can we heal one another? Or will one wrong move lead my stalker right to my door? ~~ Braving His Past is a found family, steamy MM protector romance featuring a gay romance so tender, you'll be rooting for these two from page one. This M/M novel features some sensitive themes, including recovery from assault and abuse. While characters from other books in the series make appearances in this book, it can be read as a standalone.