From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a small-town romance where a marriage of convenience to a former hockey player might be her only shot at keeping her family’s legacy—and maybe finding love along the way. I never expected to inherit a sprawling estate in a small town I’d never even heard of. To claim it, I have to outmaneuver my scheming cousin and fulfill one impossible Find a groom. Enter Ledger Timberbridge—the infuriatingly charming stranger I crossed paths with on my solo ( canceled) honeymoon. Now, he’s here in Birchwood Springs, fighting to save his family’s struggling logging company. And somehow, he’s probably my only shot at keeping my inheritance. A marriage of convenience between us seems like the perfect solution. But between small-town secrets, high-stakes family drama, and the undeniable spark between us, nothing about this arrangement feels simple. As the lines between convenience and something real begin to blur, I have to Can I trust Ledger with my heart, or will this small town end up costing me everything?

From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a small-town, forced-proximity romance with a grumpy, single dad, a woman on the run, and a stalker who won’t let her go... After witnessing a crime, I ran. For three years, I’ve hid from everyone. I abandoned Birchwoods Spring, my home, my plans, and the life I planned to build. I told myself it was the only way to stay safe. But when my grandmother falls ill, I have no choice but to come back—even if it means confronting the past I tried to escape. The moment I step onto my land, I feel it. The unease creeping in. The prickle at the back of my neck. Someone’s been here. Watching. Waiting. They know I’m back. And they want me to know it, too. I should leave. Pack up. Disappear—again. Then I see him. Hopper Timberbridge, my high school crush. He’s no longer a gangly teenager. Now, he’s gruff, guarded, and fiercely protective of the life he’s built with his daughter. He doesn’t pry, doesn’t push—just takes everything in with knowing eyes that see too much. And when the threats escalate, he offers me a place to stay, a refuge I know better than to trust. Because whatever’s lurking in the dark? It isn’t just watching anymore. It’s coming for me.

I didn’t plan on ending up in Birchwood Springs. But after escaping a brutal marriage and discovering I’m pregnant, this town—and the broody tattoo artist who swore to protect me—might be the only shot I have at starting over. Atlas Timberbridge is nothing like the world I left behind. He’s all inked arms, gruff silence, and an unexpected gentleness that makes my heart ache. Pretending we were married was for my protection. A temporary arrangement meant to keep me hidden from my vicious husband. We agree to keep it strictly business. No feelings. No future. But the longer I stay, the more this small town—and this man—start to feel like home. Now I’m falling for my fake husband… and terrified he’ll never be able to love me back. Because small towns have long memories. And secrets don’t stay buried forever.

I thought I buried him with the rest of my past. The secrets. The ache. The night everything fell apart. But now Keir Timberbridge—the traitor, the boy I once loved more than life—is back. Barely alive. In my care. With no memory of who I am or what he did to me. I should walk away. Hell, I tried. But I’m the only one who can keep him hidden, keep him alive. This town still thinks I’m the girl who let him go. No one knows the truth—about the letters or what it cost me to survive. Now we’re playing house in the ruins of what we once were: me, a doctor with too many scars, and him, the man who vanished without a goodbye. We sleep in separate rooms. Share meals like strangers. And every time I look at him, I remember the boy who made promises at midnight... and the man who shattered them by morning. Because loving Keir Timberbridge was always going to destroy me. And I might let it again.

The Last Call Home is the fifth and last book of the Timberbridge brothers series.