'Sexy chemistry and gut-wrenching emotions kept me turning the pages!' Kristen Proby

Nine years ago, Emery Saunders moved to Hartwell to start her life over as a bookstore owner. Her inability to trust people made it hard for her to find a place in the small community until Jessica Lawson moved to town and befriended the shy beauty.

But there was one person in Hartwell who tried to befriend Emery long before Jessica arrived . . .

Jack Devlin has his secrets. One of them is that he fell hard for Emery the moment she appeared in Hartwell. Another is that his father blackmailed him into covering up a dark family tragedy. It forced Jack to sever his relationships to protect the people he cared about. Yet, staying away from Emery has not been easy throughout the years and he hasn't always succeeded. When Jack's mixed signals hurt Emery once again, she puts him out of her heart for good.

Until the Devlin family secret is finally revealed, freeing Jack from his father's machinations. What Jack wants more than anything is to repair his relationships, starting with Emery.

However, Emery isn't ready to forgive and Jack's not ready to give up.

And when the town's latest scandal ties Jack and Emery together, Jack is not above using their new reality to prove to Emery once and for all that their love is worthy of the legend of Hart's Boardwalk.

Discover why readers love Samantha Young . . .

'[Samantha Young's] enchanting couples and delicious romances make her books an autobuy' Smexy Books

'Smart and sexy, Young writes stories that stay with you long after you flip that last page' Under the Covers

'Charismatic characters, witty dialogue, blazing-hot sex scenes, and real-life issues make this book an easy one to devour' Fresh Fiction

'The one thing you can count on from Ms. Young is some of the best, steamy, sexual chemistry' Fiction Vixen

'Scotland's answer to E.L. James' Closer

'[Young] is a goddess when it comes to writing hot scenes' Once Upon a Twilight