Part of Blue Heron, book 3
First published 2014
Colleen O'Rourke stands behind the bar at her Manningsport tavern, mixing drinks and dispensing relationship advice to customers. She co-owns the establishment with her twin brother and has built a comfortable life around casual dating and matchmaking friends. Romance works fine for other people, but Colleen keeps her own heart locked away. Ten years ago, Lucas Campbell shattered her defenses and left town, teaching her that some risks aren't worth taking. Now Lucas has returned to handle a family crisis, and he looks just as good as the day he broke her heart. Colleen finds herself facing the same man who once cracked through every wall she built. The chemistry between them hasn't dimmed, but neither has her fear of getting hurt again. She must decide whether to maintain the safe distance she's perfected or take another chance on the only man who ever truly reached her.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Manningsport
461 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN