by Marie Force
Part of Gansett Island, book 1
First published 2012
Maddie Chester rides her bike to work at McCarthy's Resort Hotel, desperate to escape Gansett Island and the painful memories that haunt her there. Mac McCarthy crashes into her, sending her flying over the handlebars and leaving her badly hurt. The accident changes everything for both of them. Mac came home only to help his father sell the family resort before leaving again. Now he finds himself moving in with Maddie to nurse her back to health and care for her young son. As Maddie recovers, Mac discovers his quick exit strategy crumbling. The woman he injured becomes the reason he wants to stay. His planned hit and run visit to the island faces serious trouble. Maddie must decide whether to trust the man who literally knocked her off course, while Mac realizes he may have found something worth abandoning his escape plans.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Gansett Island, McCarthy's Resort Hotel
264 pages · Paperback · HTJB, Inc.