Caught in a web of secrets and lies, Ronan McAllister is forced into retirement from the CIA and returns to his hometown. While his family welcomes him home with open-arms, he struggles to leave his past behind through the thick fog of PTSD.
Payson Roberts is mostly content with her quiet life in the quaint town of Seaview. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find the one, but her fruitless search is starting to wear down her eternally sunny demeanor. As a favor to her best friend, and against her better judgment, she agrees to hire her friend’s irritable, jackass of a brother to help out around her beloved antique shop.
Incendiary sparks fly. Ronan pushes the fairy-eyed Payson away with insults and offense to save her from himself. But, can Ronan protect Payson from the dangers of his past?
Get lost and fall in love again in the small town of Seaview, Maine. Romance and international espionage ignite in this captivating and enchanting contemporary romance. Yes, you can read this as a standalone - again and again if desired ;).
Whether it’s a sinuous flow down a lazy river or evil bad dudes hot on heels, Carrie Thorne’s romance novels will draw you in and ruin your sleep. Carrie is best known for writing white hot chemistry, witty banter, and healthy relationships.
She’s also an introvert who loves travel, fitness, food, and is a Pacific Northwesterner who lives for rain and trees and mountains and ocean, and… she’s a total dork. At home, she has two creative and confident kids, a witty veteran husband, and a wee pup. Carrie has been a nurse practitioner, a geologist, a banker, and she is usually elbow-deep in a DIY project in which she bit off more than she could chew.
Where is she now? Depends on the weather. Cozied up by the fire with a steaming mug of black coffee, or stretched out on the hammock in the shade of her forest. Either way, she’s working on the next great love story to conquer your TBR list.