First published 2022
Kenna Rowan walks back into the town that witnessed her downfall five years ago. Prison changed her, but the people here remember only her tragic mistake. Her four year old daughter lives among those who refuse to let Kenna near. Every door slams shut when she approaches. Every familiar face turns away. Only Ledger Ward, who owns a local bar, will speak to her. He represents her sole connection to the child she lost. As Kenna and Ledger grow closer, their secret relationship threatens the fragile trust each has built with others. The town watches. Her daughter remains out of reach. Kenna must prove she deserves a second chance, but forgiveness comes at a price neither she nor Ledger anticipated. Their bond deepens even as the stakes rise. Kenna faces an impossible choice between the love growing between them and the redemption she seeks.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance-romance, secret-relationship
Setting: Town
Period: Five Years Ago
335 pages · Paperback · Montlake
Content warnings: child-abuse, emotional-abuse, physical-abuse