When a woman runs from family, fortune, and secrets, love follows in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardelloβs dazzling romance.
The Boston Westerlys are reuniting for a weddingβa longtime wish for its matriarch. If only Nicolette, the youngest of the clanβs siblings, could find love. With her true parentage suddenly in question, she feels like more of an outsider than ever. It figures that the one guest of any comfort is her grandmotherβs greatest enemy. Now, Nicoletteβs only impulse is to run. Disappearing to a small Iowa town, she can build a future on her terms without the Westerly name or moneyβor the secrets that have divided the family for years.
Despite his damning history with the Westerlys, Bryant Taunton recognizes a kindred spirit in Nicolette. He is drawn to the beautiful loner. When she vanishes, he follows. But Bryant has his own secrets, and gaining Nicoletteβs trust wonβt be easy. It might even require the help of the family she left behind.
Now, for Nicolette and Bryant, coming to terms with the past is the only way to make both their dreams come true, and to finally find a way home.
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