For two wounded hearts, love is a risk in an emotional novel about family, past regrets, and future hopes by Jillian Liota and #1 New York Times bestselling author Meredith Wild.
After nine years in LA, aspiring singer Murphy Hawthorne leaves behind her broken dreams to return to her family’s vineyard. But as she helps open the property’s new restaurant, she faces a family still bitter about the fact she ever left, and old wounds quickly resurface. The only refreshing note is the handsome head chef, Wesley Hart.
Hired to draw more tourists to the Hawthorne vineyard, Wes is a culinary master with a reputation he wishes he could forget. Struggling with regrets and complex family dynamics of his own, he’s trying to start over, too. The biggest mistake he could make right now is to act on his attraction to his boss’s younger sister. If only he could get her out of his head…
Despite all the reasons to keep their distance, Murphy and Wes can’t deny the connection that keeps drawing them together. In each other, they find refuge and a sense of belonging neither could have imagined. But to forge a new future together, they must answer one important question: Can they face the past—and forgive it?
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Meredith Wild is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of twenty-two novels. After self-publishing her debut novel, Hardwired, in 2013, Wild used her ten years of experience as a tech entrepreneur to form her own publishing imprint, forging relationships with major retailers and becoming one of the first indie authors to be fully stocked in brick-and-mortar bookstore chains nationwide. Both traditionally and self-published, Wild’s books have hit #1 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists. She has been featured on CBS This Morning, the Today show, the New York Times, the Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Publishers Weekly, and the Examiner. Her foreign rights have been sold in over twenty-three languages. She resides in Florida with her partner, her children, and their many cats.
Jillian Liota is the author of more than fifteen contemporary and new adult romance novels. Her writing has been praised for depth of character, strong female friendships, deliciously steamy scenes, and positive portrayal of mental health. Jillian is married to her best friend, has a three-legged pup with endless energy, and acts as a servant to a very temperamental cat. She currently lives in Georgia. For more information, visit jillianliota.com.
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When Murphy left her hometown and the vineyard that her family owned to pursue her dream of singing, she didn’t realize how challenging the industry could be. She is now returning to face the family that didn’t support her decision to leave knowing that it will be difficult. She now finds herself working in the restaurant as a waitress for a chef who doesn’t want her there.
Wes is a successful chef who has a challenging past of his own. When he meets his new waitress, he is surprised to learn that not only is she his boss’s sister but the woman whose rescue he came to when she had car trouble and shared a kiss with. He knows he should keep his distance however he can’t ignore his urge to protect her with everything she is going through.
Both Murphy and Wes are looking for a new beginning and even though they don’t want to do anything to jeopardize that the feelings between them are undeniable as they support each other through all the obstacles they have to face.
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