by Emily March
First published 2024
Kate Harmon thought she had escaped Brazos Bend, Texas for good. She was living in Dallas, dating the city's most eligible bachelor, when everything fell apart. Now she's back in her small hometown, dealing with a difficult father who needs care, a forty-year-old sister pregnant for the first time, and a brother whose troubles threaten the entire family. The gossip mill runs hot in a place where everyone remembers her teenage scandal. Then Max Cooper shows up. He was the high school football hero who fathered her son years ago. Now he wants another chance with her. Kate must navigate a sweltering Texas summer filled with meddling neighbors, family obligations, and green bean casseroles at every turn. She faces a choice between protecting herself from past hurt and risking her heart again. The future she builds depends on whether she can forgive old wounds and trust that some people really do change.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Brazos Bend, Dallas, Texas
Period: contemporary
322 pages · Paperback · Emily March Books