Gentle Warrior

Mike “Moose” Wilkins has faced the horrors of war—but nothing prepared him for the battles waiting at home.

Returning to rural Tennessee to care for his neurodivergent mother, Nancy, a woman dismissed and misunderstood by her own family and the town, Moose carries the weight of a childhood spent protecting her from judgment and cruelty.

Elena, a young woman hired by his uncle who sees Nancy’s true worth, awakens a fierce attraction in Moose—a fire complicated by their twelve-year age difference and the walls he’s spent years building around his heart.

When Elena is marked for death by Detroit’s ruthless Latin Counts, Moose is thrust into a desperate fight—not only to keep the two women he loves safe but to confront the scars of his past and the fears that still hold him back.

Amid growing danger and chaos, a fragile hope flickers—a chance for healing, trust, and love against the odds.

But when the shadows of the past threaten everything, Moose must decide if he’s willing to risk it all for a future that feels just beyond reach.