by H. M. Ward
First published 2013
Sidney never wanted to go home again. The place holds too many painful memories, especially of the man who hurt her and the family who refused to believe her story. She had written them all off as dead to her. But now her mother is actually dying, and Sidney sees a chance to make things right before it's too late. What Sidney doesn't expect is how her return will affect Peter. Coming back to her hometown pulls him into a direct confrontation with his own buried past. Peter would sacrifice anything for Sidney, even if it means diving deeper into the life he left behind in New York. But the events that drove him away still grip him tightly. As Sidney tries to rebuild broken family bonds, Peter struggles with whether he can overcome what happened to him. Both must face the people and places they fled from. The question becomes whether their love can survive when the past refuses to stay buried.
Genres: romance, suspense, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: New York
318 pages · Paperback · Laree Bailey Press
Content warnings: abuse, emotional-abuse