Footprints (Deception Series Book 1)

As a young child, Riley Crass watch helplessly from an oil stained tarmac in her mother's embrace as her father walks into the belly of the air force transport plane, taking him away from her.
Throughout Riley's life, her mother alone raised her while her father was away fighting a destructive war.
When tragedy struck, her father is ripped away from ever returning, and Riley vows she would never endure this pain again. Even while memories linger silently, Riley has intentionally avoided ever crossing paths with military men, but nothing prepared her when she collided with Tanner Baker. As quickly as he crashed unceremoniously into her life, Riley is left pondering if there was such a thing as love, at first sight?
As conflicted as Riley is, she wonders if Tanner's worth the risk to sever her vow to steer clear of the haunting military life she always avoided. But more importantly, can she allow Tanner into her heart even if it shatters in the end?