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The heartbreaker
339 pages
A steamy, small-town romance where a surprise reunion and a brewing political scandal turn a passionate one-night stand into a fight for love and truth.
What it feels like
This contemporary romance balances the cozy, familiar charm of a small-town setting with the sharp, urgent edge of a political scandal. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, sweeping the reader up in the crackling chemistry between a commitment-phobic journalist and a serious-minded woman whose life has just been upended. The mood shifts effortlessly from steamy, passionate encounters to moments of genuine vulnerability and suspense as hidden family truths come to light. It is a story deeply rooted in unexpected connections, exploring the protective instincts that arise when danger looms and the courage it takes to trust a stranger. Readers who crave a swoony, high-stakes love story anchored by strong family dynamics and undeniable sparks will devour this lively, heartfelt read.
- Mood
- steamy
- swoony
- tense
- cozy
- Tone
- passionate
- playful
- suspenseful
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- unexpected connection · family secrets · vulnerability and trust · protective instincts · small-town roots
- The writing
- Engaging and fast-paced, blending steamy romantic tension with the sharp edge of light suspense.
- The arc
- The journey moves from guarded independence and sudden vulnerability to deep trust and passionate commitment.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love small-town contemporary romance featuring marriage-averse heroes, surprise reunions, and a dash of political intrigue.
Content notes
- political scandal
- family secrets
- mild peril
About the book
As the eldest of three rebel-rousing brothers, Chase Chandler has waited a long time to leave his small-town roots behind. All bets are off when the single journalist meets a redhead who arouses a lot more than lust. Yet Sloane Carlisle isn't just any woman. She's a senator's daughter who is about to thrust him into the eye of a breaking political scandal-and a shot at a story that's already making headlines. All Chase has to do for an exclusive is keep her out of harm's way. A woman who refuses to play the Washington game, Sloane has just been hit with a bombshell that calls her entire identity into question. Feeling vulnerable, she does something completely out of character: She spends an incredible, passionate night with a handsome stranger. The last thing she expects is to ever see him again. But when she goes to the Chandlers' hometown of Yorkshire Falls to uncover the truth about her family, there he is! Not only that, her sometime amour Chase Chandler is sticking closer than a Capitol Hill groupie and igniting more sparks than the Fourth of July. Suddenly a guy who has always steered clear of marriage is falling for a serious-minded woman with a family secret that could land them both in danger. If they survive the fallout, what will it take to get Sloane to say the two words that could turn the town's most eligible bachelor into the world's sexiest spouse?
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