If you like heat, humor, and love that heals, you’ll love this small town, opposites attract romance from Mellie Callahan. Two lives with dreams derailed by tragedy are on a crash course for each other. Routine. Consistency. Predictability. It’s how I stay busy enough to forget the voids I’m unable to fill. And it’s working. For the first time in my life, I’ve found peace and purpose as an equine therapist and property manager for the newly opened Healing Haven in Tradition, Texas. It’s challenging, fulfilling, and helping others heal when I can’t is almost enough to silence the secrets of my past. Until the people of Tradition chip away at my frosty demeanor with their continued kindness and a Christmas invitation. My vulnerable state leads to one night of sheet-gripping passion with Ambrose Jelinek that thaws the block of ice around my heart. He makes me remember what flying feels like, but I don’t know if I’ll survive another fall and suddenly my meticulously scheduled life gets a lot more complicated. Blue blood collides with blue-collar for a one night stand that offers a chance to heal the scars of the secrets they carry once and for all.

A bad boy movie star and a small town single mom have a chance to heal old wounds in this steamy, emotional romance. Down on his luck, Tennessee Shaw needs to salvage his career and his reputation. Shooting a new show on location in Texas offers an opportunity to do just that far away from family and financial troubles—as long as he can follow his agent’s advice to stay out of trouble while he’s there. It’s a solid plan until he gets rescued by a stunning stuntwoman who proves too tempting to resist. Toni Jelinek isn’t looking for love or a second chance at her dreams. She put her adrenaline junkie ways behind her when she became a mom until a runaway horse and an uncanny resemblance to an A-lister presents a possibility for both. It also provides a lot of time in the presence of the man she saved—the exact kind of handsome charmer she avoids at all costs. But their chemistry can’t be ignored, even when it threatens the secrets Toni’s kept hidden for over a decade. If only they can navigate the trauma of their pasts, they may find the love—and healing—that neither was searching for. If you like heat, humor, and love that heals, you’ll love this heartfelt, contemporary romance from Mellie Callahan.