She ran from a past that defined her. He ran from a secret that could destroy her. Thirteen years later, they run into each other. Can their love stand the test of time? When Claire Cunningham was five years old, she was taken. She's spent the rest of her life running from her past, from her pain... from that day. Fate brings Claire back to the small town of Clover Creek, Texas to help care for her gram. The minute she bumps into Jayce Sterling, her high school sweetheart, Claire realizes some old flames never burn out-they burn hotter. The man in front of her now is so very different from the boy who walked away from her thirteen years ago. Being with Jayce would be so easy, so right. There's just one thing holding her back. Something she's not ready to deal with yet. A secret she'd rather keep hidden from the judgmental eyes of a small town. But soon, she'll find out she's not the only one with secrets. Jayce has one of his own, and this one could cost him everything,

Can you fall in love with someone you've never met? I did. And it shattered me. Bennett Kane was every book boyfriend I'd ever read- and as a popular book blogger, I read a lot. Did I mention he's an author? The quiet, mysterious kind who prefers to remain a faceless enigma. It started with an email about my review of his debut release but quickly became so much more. I didn't need to know exactly who he was to know he was exactly who I needed. I didn't need to see his face to know he took my breath away. What we had went beyond romance. It was perfection. And when it came time for us to meet in person, nothing could've stolen the smile from my face... Except the fact that my best friend met him first. And she fell head over heels in love with him. So, I did what any decent friend would do. I let him go. Life moved on. We moved on. Or so I thought... Until now. Bennett Kane just walked through the door of my coffee shop with a new story to tell- and he's made sure this is one I won't ever forget. \\Book Two of the Sweet Southern Heat series. It is recommended that you read book one, Sterling, first but Kane may be read as a standalone.\\

The starting over checklist: Small town- check New job- check A bottle of moscato with a turtle named Bob Marley- check Flirty pro baseball player with an ass that just. won't. quit. - double check Jess- The last thing I expected to see when I came to the tiny seaside town of Sycamore Park was a reminder of all the things I'd been running from. As the "new, young" physical therapist, it was important for me to leave the past where it belonged—in the past. Then he showed up. With the ghost from my past hot on his heels. Julian- I was the youngest starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, with the lowest ERA in the league, and my throwing arm was busted up like a can of biscuits. Thanks to my reputation for finding trouble, my manager sent me to a physical therapist in Small Town, USA for rehab. But I didn't find trouble this time. She found me. I was her dirty little secret. And if there was one thing everyone knew about small towns, it was that they sucked at keeping secrets. \\This is a novella, originally published as The Changeup in the LuvBooks Bad Boys of Summer anthology\\