First published 2015
Bex never expected to fall in love again after losing her first love in war years ago. While her best friends Hadleigh and Melody have both married after making a marriage pact together, Bex has given up on romance and pours her energy into running her chain of fitness clubs in Mustang Creek, Wyoming. Everything changes when Tate Calder arrives in town with his two young sons. The boys quickly bond with Bex's eight-year-old nephew, creating constant opportunities for Bex and the reserved single father to cross paths. Tate carries his own doubts about love and seems determined to keep his distance. But as their children's friendship deepens, Bex finds herself drawn to this guarded man despite her own fears. She wants the complete package in love and marriage, while Tate questions whether he can open his heart again. The final piece of the friends' marriage pact hangs in the balance as two wounded souls must decide if they're brave enough to risk everything for a second chance at happiness.
Genres: fiction, romance, family-life, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Mustang Creek, Wyoming
240 pages · Kindle Edition · Harlequin