Catherine Cowles
I loved Calder Cruz from the moment he taught me to fly. He might've been my brother's best friend but he was my everything.
The only one who understood me. My safest place. My person.
Until one night changed it all and we became strangers in a single breath.
Now, years later, I see him every day at the fire station. I watch him raise adorable twin girls as a single dad. But he has no idea how hard it was to
I've known every kind of pain. Of the heart. Of the body. Of the soul. All I want now is the freedom that comes from making my art.
The last thing I expected was Hollywood royalty to waltz into my gallery in a small town in the middle of nowhere and see me.
A man like Boden Cavanaugh shouldn't understand me. Shouldn't be able to soothe my most ragged edges. Even worse, he makes me want the one thing I can't have.
...Be brave. Just for sixty seconds. Twenty breaths.
It took every ounce of my courage to return to the small town I fled all those years ago. But I should've known he'd hate me. How could he not when my father's blood still runs through my veins?
Yet here I am, desperate for a chance to make things right. Even if it means facing the family my father almost destroyed and the boy with the dark eyes—now grown—who
...One night—a single moment—cost me everything.
My body, broken beyond repair. The boy I'd thought was my forever. The life I'd always dreamt of.
Now, Holt's back. And he's no longer a boy, but a man with shadows in his eyes and demons haunting him.
He says he's here to make things right. To get back a little bit of all we've lost. And he doesn't show any signs of leaving the small town that has been my refuge.
...My family tried to break me. But, somehow, I made it out alive, even though the wounds from that survival are forever carved into my bones. Now, my only wish is for...normal. To know what it's like to have friends, a job, a home.
The last thing I want is for my new roommate to see the scars I'm so desperate to keep hidden, especially not the ruggedly handsome man who steals my breath and sends my heart into overdrive.
...
Nash Hartley has always been my everything: Protector. Partner in crime. Best friend. The person who was there for me in my darkest hour.
But my heart wanted so much more. So, when I knew for certain Nash didn't feel the same about me, I tried to move on. What a mistake that turned out to be.
Now, I'm back in our small town, desperate to escape my living nightmare, and the only person I want to see is him.
As secrets are revealed,
...Damaged. Broken. Destroyed. I've heard it all. A single moment of trusting the wrong person shattered my life into pieces, and my family has never looked at me the same. It's impossible to convince them that I'm anything more than the broken girl they rescued all those years ago.
Until I meet him.
Ramsey's grumpy demeanor and menacing scowl scare most of the world away. But not me. Not when I've seen his gentle hands
...She's hiding secrets.
For Anna, keeping her deepest scars hidden from the world has always been a necessity—from the bruises of her childhood to the mistake that nearly cost her everything. To keep herself safe, she must keep everyone around her at a distance—especially the man who has tempted her since the moment they met.
His demons are taunting him.
Mason has done his best to
...A woman trying to rebuild her life.
Kennedy is doing all she can to escape, to prove that she's not the monster her father was. A simple life of peace and service is all she needs.
A man haunted by a past he can't forget.
Cain has buried his demons under layers of control and success. All he needs is his company and his solitude. Certainly not a woman with captivating green eyes filled with
...She's on the run...
Tessa has finally found a safe haven in Sutter Lake, hiding in plain sight—just as long as no one asks too many questions.
He can't escape...
Liam knows better than anyone how one wrong word, a single whisper can ruin a life. After seeing the darker side of fame, he's desperate to retreat and find his voice again.
Two people from opposite worlds, brought together
...She's always been his safe place to land.
Jensen has shared a special bond with Tuck for as long as she can remember, their friendship a language that never needed words. But as life threw her one curveball after another, that secret language turned to stony silence.
He's always been her protector.
Tuck has looked out for Jensen since the day she was born. As his best friend's little sister,
...A woman who's lost everything. A man battling the ghosts of his past.
Taylor is looking for peace and quiet, away from the memories of all she's lost. A small mountain town where no one knows her seems like the perfect escape.
Walker loves his life just the way it is. His town, his family, his brothers in blue. Everything simple and easy, until a chance encounter changes it all.
When Taylor's solitude is interrupted by