Try Me Not (The Try Me Series) by Jessica Hollins

Previously published as Try Me Not by Jessica Grundy

Local Kansas City author 

A tragic twist of fate once turned the life of a young Kayla Martinez upside down. Forging strength and determination, she was now a woman who was out to prove that she could rebuild her future. But life would become yet another rollercoaster the moment she met an enigmatic, sexy Donavon Hill...

Donavon
Donavon was a hard-working family man who would do anything for his children. Emotions that had long been buried exploded to life the moment exquisite Kayla sashayed into his life. But there was an unresolved issue that threatened to shred the romance he wanted to build before it would ever have a chance to begin.

Their love would be tested at levels beyond what any two individuals should be asked to face. Will love keep them together, or would Donavon and Kayla be charred in the inferno that was sure to come?
***TRIGGER WARNING there is mention of rape in this book***