A river divides Cottonbloom in two: the upscale enclave on the Mississippi side and the rundown, rough and tumble side in Louisiana. Theyβre worlds apartβbut nothing can build a bridge like loveβ¦
Cade Fournette never had it easy Cottonbloom. He stuck around long enough to raise his orphaned siblings and then hightailed it out Westβand never looked back. Even though heβs made a success of himself in Seattle, Cade never lost the toughness and the angry edge that helped him survive down South. His only weak spot: the girl he left behindβ¦
Monroe Kirby came from the wealthy side of town, but that didnβt protect her from her motherβs drinkingβor her motherβs boyfriend. It was Cade who did that, on a long-ago hot September night, before he disappearedβ¦along with a piece of her heart. Now Monroe is a physical therapist who can fight for herself, and itβs Cade who could use some conditioning when he makes an unexpected return back home. Will he and Monroe pick up where they left off and finally explore their mutual passionβor will the scars and secrets of the past divide them once more?
An award-winning author,Β Laura TrenthamΒ was born and raised in a small town in Tennessee. Although, she loved English and reading in high school, she was convinced an English degree equated to starvation. She chose the next most logical majorβChemical Engineeringβand worked in a hard hat and steel toed boots for several years.
She writes sexy, small town contemporaries and smoking hot Regency historicals. The first two books of her Falcon Football series were named Top Picks by RT Book Reviews magazine. When not lost in a cozy Southern town or Regency England, she’s shuttling kids to soccer, helping with homework, and avoiding the Mt. Everest-sized pile of laundry that is almost as large as the to-be-read pile of books on her nightstand.
