
The only person who still has compassion toward her is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner. Now she is determined to meet her baby girl whom she gave birth to in jail. It was a tragic accident that not only sent her to prison but also killed her boyfriend. Young mother Kenna Rowan returns to her town after serving five years in jail. Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Romance (2022).When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.Īs questions about her new relationship overwhelms her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan - her first love and a link to the past she left behind. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little arrogant.

So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business.

Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. Sometimes it is the one who loves you who hurts you the most.
