How much are you willing to trust a liar? “Promise you won’t break my heart, Brax.”
He promised. I believed. Brax Kent was a liar. He shattered every possible piece of me. Several years passed before I got through an entire day without shedding a tear. My existence was hollow, empty, bleak. Hate was the only thing that pushed me through the day. Seven years later, who turns up to be my next door neighbor? The man I despise with every ounce of my being. And now he wants me back. With flowery words and sworn oaths full of apologies, he begs. Can this man who ruined me be trusted? Only his obstinance, persistence, and beautiful face weaken my resolve. And I stupidly expose my heart as he wedges himself inside, bit by bit. Surrendering completely may mean absolute love, or absolute destruction. The choice is mine. Cross the line in the sand, or stay in my safe zone.
On the night of their high school graduation, Grayson Matthews asked his girlfriend’s father if he could marry her. He wasn’t expecting excitement—them being so young— but the blatant refusal and threat to disown Emma if Grayson ever said a word came as a complete shock. Knowing he couldn’t stay in town and watch her fall in love and marry someone else, Grayson left. Now, ten years later he’s back, and with that secret still hanging between them, his only choice is to keep her at a distance so the truth never hurts her.
Emma Lane still can’t understand why her high school sweetheart left without a word. They’d talked about getting married right after graduation. Her whole family loved him, including her dad. Now Grayson’s returned and tight-lipped about why he left. She wants to hate him, but her curiosity—and some meddling by her sister—launches her on a mission to uncover the truth. She’ll get answers, even if it means getting close to someone who might up and leave her heartbroken again.
I kept loving Holden Montgomery, even after he walked away, shattering my heart into a million pieces.
Now after four years, he's back on my doorstep… pleading for forgiveness and my hand in marriage.
He asked for time and I vowed to try, but now he was half a world away, deployed with the Marines.
Tragedy strikes, causing Holden to return to me half the man he was before. Now I'll have to decide if it's worth risking my heart for a second time, or if our chance at happiness has passed.
He left his heart in his hometown. Will he get a second chance with his first love?
Sadie Collins has spent more hours than she'd like to admit rehearsing what she'd say when she came face to face with her ex again. It is not, "I’m stuck.” After the rescue, her day goes from bad to worse when her boss discovers a glaring error in a project that she was in charge of. Worse, the mistake is mortifying.
Tripp Hawkins returns to Hawk Ridge Hollow after several years to find much is the same in his hometown: the quaint village, good friends, and the world-class ski resort owned by his family. Almost everything is the same except the girl he’d once called his sweetheart.
Sadie plans to spend Valentine’s Day alone. She has enough responsibility as it is. A romcom plus some chocolate sounds like the perfect date. Tripp wants nothing more than a second chance with the girl who stole his heart and he’ll do anything to win her back.
But it might be too late. Has she moved on? Or did she never let go?
This is book 1 in Rich & Rugged, Hawkins Brothers Romance series. Each book stands alone but reading them in order provides a deeper, richer experience. It is a sweet, “clean and wholesome” romance without swearing or mature content and contains a HEA.