A successful sports agent searching for family. A woman at a crossroads in her career. Two people from very different worlds who meet—and find they need one another desperately.... Jace Tanner, who owns a top sports management agency in Dallas, longs to reconnect with the brother he was separated from when they were small children. He hires an investigator to locate Eli after his adopted parents pass on. Upon learning that Eli serves as the medical director of a hospital in the small town of Hawthorne, Texas, Jace decides to reach out, meeting Eli on his wedding day. Darby Montgomery is the bride’s cousin, visiting her former hometown and ready to change careers after ten years. An opportunity to teach at her alma mater gives Darby the chance she’s been looking for, but crossing paths with Jace leaves her utterly confused. She believes they are too different from one another to pursue a romantic relationship—but Jace is ready to try and convince Darby that she’s wrong. Drawn to Darby’s positive outlook and outgoing, friendly nature, Jace thinks he’s finally found a woman who can hold his interest—and his heart. As he sees his brother’s happiness, Jace begins to want the same for himself. As Jace and Darby’s relationship blossoms, they must navigate the challenges of balancing their professional lives with their growing feelings for one another. Jace opens up about his past and tries to overcome his fears of setting down with one woman. Darby, on the other hand, thinks they ultimately want different things out of life, and she is reluctant to risk her heart, while desperate to ignore the chemistry between them. Will Jace and Darby set aside their differences and take a leap of faith, finding the courage to choose each other? Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s Agent of the Heart, the third book in Hearts in Hawthorne.