What The Heart Wants
2010
First Published
3.82
Average Rating
256
Number of Pages
Part of Series
With a nickname like "Candi Heart" and a plan to open a frilly lingerie and perfume shop called Heart's Desire, Lark Hensley knows she may raise some eyebrows by moving to quiet little Angel Ridge, Tennessee. She hopes no one remembers that the women in her family were once accused of being seductive witches by townsfolk, and that decades ago her moonshiner grandpa committed a deadly crime. Lark has questions she can't answer and secrets she doesn't want to share, especially with Angel Ridge Sheriff Grady Wallace, even if Grady is hard to resist.Grady falls hard and quick for the new mystery woman in town, though he's determined to find out what she's hiding. Angel Ridge's one-woman Welcome Committee, Dixie Ferguson, has taken a liking to Candi Heart, and Dixie's instincts about newcomers are rarely wrong. But maybe not this time . . .Grady never intended to follow the Wallace family tradition of lawmen, but when his father died young, rebellious Grady grew quickly into the role of staunch town defender. Candi Heart may not have meant to bring trouble to his town, but she has.Someone does remember her family. That someone wants her to leave . . . or to die. An unknown driver tries to run her down. Her shop is broken into. Rumors begin to swirl.Suddenly Grady is caught between his duty and his heart's desire for Candi Heart.
Avg Rating
3.82
Number of Ratings
154
5 STARS
25%
4 STARS
42%
3 STARS
26%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Deborah Grace Staley
Author · 10 books
Deborah Grace Staley is an Amazon and Barnes & Noble #1 best-selling author and winner of the HOLT Medallion. Her novels have been published worldwide in a variety of formats. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, teaches, and is a freelance editor. Originally from East Tennessee, she makes her home in South Florida with her husband and two adorable rescued dachshunds. She loves to connected with readers on Facebook and Instagram @deborahgracestaley.com. Sign up for her newsletter for exclusive giveaways and first looks at new work at www.deborahgracestaley.com
