The One Real Thing
The Hart's Boardwalk Series
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4.4 • 23 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
The New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street is back with the first in a sexy new romance series set in a small town on the Delaware coastline.
Welcome to Hartwell, a quiet seaside escape where uncovering old secrets could lead one woman to discover the meaning of a love that lasts…
While Doctor Jessica Huntington engages with the inmates at the women’s correctional facility where she works, she’s always careful to avoid emotional attachments in her personal life. Loss and betrayal taught her that lesson long ago. But when she comes across a set of old love letters in the prison’s library and visits the picturesque town of Hartwell to deliver them to their intended recipient, she finds herself unable to resist the town’s charm—and her attraction to the sexy owner of a local bar proves equally hard to deny.
Since his divorce from his unfaithful ex-wife, Cooper Lawson has focused on what really matters: his family and the boardwalk pub they’ve owned for generations. But the first time Jessica steps into his bar, Cooper is beyond tempted to risk his heart on her.
Yet as their attraction grows hotter and Jessica remains stubbornly closed off, he begins to realize it will take more than just passion to convince her there’s only one real thing in life worth fighting for….
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A 40-year-old romantic mystery brings two cynics together in this beachside contemporary romance. Dr. Jessica Huntington is all business and no pleasure—until she finds several unsent love letters from a woman who died trying to protect the man she loved. Determined to deliver the notes and set the past to rights, Jessica heads to small-town Hart's Boardwalk, where she enlists the help of divorcé Cooper Lawson. Past and present come together in this charming story full of warmth and heart.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Unfinished business, a past crime, and the need for personal redemption all lead to Hartwell, Del., the fictitious city that provides the setting for Young's (Moonlight on Nightingale Way) new contemporary series, Hart's Boardwalk. When prison doctor Jessica Huntington attempts to deliver 30-year-old letters to their intended recipient, she runs into bar owner Cooper Lawson. Cooper and the other residents of Hartwell are being pressured by Ian Devlin, Cooper's former best friend's father, to sell their businesses. Cooper's strong attraction to Jessica makes him believe that he can finally have the family he's always wanted. When Ian learns a damaging secret about Jessica, he tries to use the info to blackmail her into convincing Cooper to sell. She has to decide whether to walk away and leave Cooper with good memories of her, or tell him the truth and risk his feelings for her changing irrevocably. The intricately woven subplots make up for Jessica's frustratingly secretive nature and will make a smooth transition to the next in the series.
