Part of Fool's Gold, book 12
First published 2013
Isabel Beebe believes romance has cursed her life. Her teenage letters to crush Ford Hendrix went unanswered. Her husband abandoned her for another man. Now she's back in Fool's Gold, temporarily managing her parents' bridal shop while they prepare to sell. She plans to revive her fashion career once the business sells. Ford Hendrix returns to town as a trained bodyguard, and seeing Isabel grown up stuns him. During his military years, her heartfelt letters sustained him through dark times. He finds himself drawn to her again, unable to resist her presence. Isabel feels like a teenager around Ford once more, despite her painful romantic history. Ford has sworn off love, but Isabel makes him reconsider everything. He wants to build a permanent life in Fool's Gold with her, if he can find the courage to speak three crucial words that might convince her to stay.
Genres: romance, contemporary, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Fool's Gold
332 pages · Kindle Edition · Harlequin HQN