First published 2013
Zara Cinders sits in her cramped apartment, counting pennies and wondering how everything fell apart so quickly. Her business failed. Her marriage crumbled. The woman who once had everything now struggles to pay rent in the worst part of town. She always knew Ham Reece was her true match, but he preferred the open road to commitment. When she found a man ready to settle down, Ham disappeared from her world entirely. Three years passed without contact. Then Ham shows up at her door with an offer of help. He claims he has changed, that facing his personal struggles taught him what matters most. Zara wants to believe him, but trusting Ham again feels impossible. He broke her heart once by choosing freedom over love. Now he promises stability and devotion, everything she needed before. Zara must decide whether to accept his support and risk another devastating loss, or keep struggling alone to protect what remains of her wounded heart.
Genres: romance, contemporary, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Cramped Apartment, Open Road
Period: Three Years Ago
389 pages · Kindle Edition · Forever
Content warnings: depression, emotional-abuse