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She kissed him once. Now she must dare to let him see her fully. Emma Stewart has admired Finnegan MacDrummond from afar—too quietly, for too long. But silence doesn’t get answered. So she risks everything with a single, brazen act: a kiss that catches him off guard and sends her fleeing into the woods… heart racing, hope flickering, courage trembling.
He never saw her coming. But he can’t look away now. Finnegan, gruff Highlander and steady soul, wasn’t prepared to be kissed by a stranger—or to feel a spark he can’t shake. When he discovers it was Emma, the quiet woman he never truly noticed, something shifts. Her boldness lingers. And suddenly, he wants to know everything she never dared say aloud.
What begins as a dare becomes a door—to vulnerability, to hope, to love. Emma fears she’s ruined everything. Finn fears he doesn’t know how to respond. And yet, between awkward silences and searching eyes, they begin to learn that the only way to be truly chosen… is to be truly seen. Because hiding feels safe. But nothing about love is meant to be safe.
She kissed him to be brave. Now she must let him in.
🌲 If you’ve ever wanted to risk your heart out loud—and hoped someone would meet you there, not in judgment, but in kind… this story is yours.
🪶 I write love stories that heal slowly and speak gently—about courage, belonging, and becoming. They start with romance. They stay for heart.
It was an amazing story of love and redemption after betrayal and abandonment. But I had already read it. I wish she would tell when these are not new stories.
Delightful story! I enjoyed finding out about how Charles Whickerton and Beatrice came together. Beatrice has found herself in a situation where she may be forced, by her parents, to marry a much older man. When Charles first meets her, he is determined to make her his own. This is a beautiful, romantic tale and I highly recommend it.
Delightful story! I enjoyed finding out about how Charles Whickerton and Beatrice came together. Beatrice has found herself in a situation where she may be forced, by her parents, to marry a much older man. When Charles first meets her, he is determined to make her his own. This is a beautiful, romantic tale and I highly recommend it.
Another beautiful story by this intrepid author. I loved the previous books in this series but this one blows the others out of the water. Troy and Nora are such fabulous characters that you struggle to understand why they separated five years ago. Secrets & misunderstandings along with some twists and turns kept my interest from start to finish. I thought that Grandma Edie was wonderful! This is a fantastic story that you don’t want to miss, but it helps to have read the earlier stories, in order to understand the Whickerton family members.
