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When mistakes haunt your every choice, how do you find the courage to follow your own heart?
An unstable childhood and a bad marriage have left Nova unable to trust anyone—especially herself. She'd do anything for her young son, but feels she'll never be a good enough mother. She's got major talent as a stylist and makeup artist, but big-time success would mean leaving the safety of Martha’s Vineyard and the only family she has left. Still, she needs to kick-start her life in a new direction. The last thing she needs is her childhood frenemy, Tanner Brennan, confusing her even more.
An Ex-Army Ranger, Tanner was looking for peace and routine when he came back home to Martha's Vineyard. Scrapping with Nova reminds him of the hopeful boy he was, before secrets and guilt closed him off. But there's no way he can fight her raw vulnerability—or his longing to become part of her life. And as their all-too-fragile bond is threatened in ways they never expected, he and Nova have only one chance to finally come to terms with the past—and find the future in each other.
Praise for Jamie Pope’s Love Blooms
“This heartwarming sequel to Hope Blooms returns to Martha’s Vineyard, where the teasing, flirtatious relationship between single mother Nova Reed and ex-soldier Tanner Brennan blossoms into a steamy romance.” — Publishers Weekly
Praise for Jamie Pope’s Hope Blooms
“Beautifully written . . . a story you won’t forget.” — Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This heartwarming sequel to Hope Blooms returns to Martha's Vineyard, where the teasing, flirtatious relationship between single mother Nova Reed and ex-soldier Tanner Brennan blossoms into a steamy romance. Tanner believes his wealthy, high-society Bostonian parents are hiding a potentially life-changing secret, so he forgoes his inheritance and instead chooses a quiet life of hard work on the island. Nova, Tanner's best friend's sister, knows a lot about secrets. Years ago, she fled to the island after her alcoholic mother's boyfriend tried to rape her and she left him for dead. Now a mother herself, she's determined to make a better life for her five-year-old son, Teo, whose abusive incarcerated father has lost his parental rights. Nova and Tanner's verbal sparring is foreplay to their steamy nights. When Nova is offered her dream job in Los Angeles, Tanner is ready to give up the island for her, but her trust issues pose more of a barrier than he suspected. Tanner is irresistible, and though Nova's strength and sass sometimes come across more like cruelty, the character is so well developed that readers will still sympathize with and root for her.
