by Abbi Glines
Part of Rosemary Beach, book 6
First published 2013
Woods had everything planned out. He would climb the corporate ladder in his family's company, marry the wealthy woman his parents selected, and live the privileged life expected of him. Then Della arrived in Rosemary Beach and changed everything. This flawed, beautiful woman won his heart and showed him what he truly wanted from life. Woods decides to give up his predetermined future for Della, but his father's unexpected death forces him back into responsibility. Now he must run the family business and care for his grieving mother. Della wants to support Woods through this crisis, but her own past continues to torment her. She has traveled far from home, yet her personal demons follow wherever she goes. Della struggles to conceal her pain from Woods, worried that her darkness will pull him down when he needs strength most. She faces an agonizing question: should she hold onto the one relationship that keeps her grounded, or let Woods go to protect him from her brokenness?
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Rosemary Beach
274 pages · Kindle Edition · Atria Books
Content warnings: mental-illness