Beneath This Love: A Small Town Romance
USA Today bestselling author Violet Paige delivers a complete second chance romance duet in a small town world full of family secrets. This steamy romance set in Marshoak Island brings heart, angst, and an unforgettable HEA.Until We BreakI’m haunted by the summers, but mostly by him.My life is in ruins.Leaving the city to return to the island where I spent my summers as the new owner of a rundown marina and cottage is not what I need after a breakup, a huge career failure, and the loss of my dad. But here I am, utterly alone trying to pick up the fragments of my life in a place where memories flood me at every turn.A terrible accident on the water with a nameless little boy, brings me face to face with Caleb O’Connor—the one—well, I thought he was the one, once. Now he’s a rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard and together we keep vigil for the child, hoping his parents claim him.It’s hard to ignore how different he is now. The chiseled biceps.
The confidence. The fact that he’s in danger every single day he wakes up. It would be easier to run, but something about Caleb makes it impossible to walk away. Yet.He says he can’t do relationships. I should listen.
Maybe he’s right. Maybe there are too many secrets between us. Too much history. But when his hands are in my hair and he pulls me close to him, all the years fade away and I feel a dangerous sense of hope.I don’t believe in second chances.
He’s already shattered my heart once, why should I believe he won’t do it again? But what if I stay?Crash Over UsI wasn’t supposed to fall first.Maybe it was because I never got over the girl who disappeared seven years ago.Margot drives me the good kind of wild. Enough to make me think she’s going to stick around this time.But like every hurricane that hits this island, she’s just as unpredictable and I don’t know if I can trust her to weather the next storm.I know she’s scared to take another chance on me, but I’m not going to give up being a rescue swimmer. I can show her she’s safe with me, especially in my arms.I know the risks this time and I’m willing to gamble everything because I’m going to get what I want—her.This duet is perfect for fans of Small townFound family High HeatMilitary elementsBeach read Second chance romance