A Soldier Finds His Way - Forever a Soldier, #1

Even an elite soldier can admit he's lost. Gruff and tough, Edward Giordano's success as an elite Special Forces soldier doesn't carry over to his personal life. Emotionally scarred from a painful childhood, he's built a wall around his heart that he lets very few penetrate. Audra Lorenzo, a first-year school teacher, is on a road trip with her niece during the holidays. A storm that was supposed to pass, instead crosses her path.
Lost, with her GPS cutting in and out, her car skids off a road, down an embankment, and into an icy river. Everything goes black. Regaining consciousness in a remote cabin, Audra finds she and her niece were saved by Edward, a soldier who'd put his life in danger to rescue them. Harsh and unfriendly at first, the lieutenant's demeanor frightens her. As days go by, small kindnesses shine through chinks in his armor and her heart is drawn to his.
But does he feel the same? Can this scarred and guarded man find it in him to share the same love for her?