Leigh Gaffney never meant to fall for Cooper Bryant again. But one look at her childhood crush—the boy next door turned handsome lawyer—and her heart forgets all the reasons she told herself she was immune. Returning to Willow Creek to regroup after losing her job in New York, Leigh finds comfort in her great-grandmother’s old journal—full of charming “instructions” for winning a man’s heart. Just for fun, she tries a few out on Cooper... and to her surprise, they work. But when Cooper discovers her secret, he feels tricked—and she must find a way to prove her love is real. A heartwarming small-town romance about rediscovering home, hope, and the one man who was always meant to be hers.
Author
Bestselling, award winning author Barbara McMahon has written more than 80 novels which have sold more than 16 million copies world wide in more than fifty countries in twenty-eight languages. Known for her heartwarming, emotional stories, she excels in capturing those feelings when first falling in love. She has won or been nominated for every major award in the romance genre from a double nomination in the RITA to winning the Bookseller's Best, National Readers Choice Award and the prestigious HOLT Medallion, among others. Barbara lives in a rural county in California's gold rush country. She loves the history of the place and is involved in the county's genealogy group and historic cemetery preservation in addition to volunteering one day a week at the local Animal Shelter.
