Reclaiming Her Heart

When a broken heart heals, love can grow stronger… Ben Darling is infuriating, arrogant, and though he may look like every woman's dream, he's no better than a common thief for stealing Paralee Blake's childhood home. She stopped trusting Ben the moment he broke her heart, and now nothing and no one is going to sway her opinion of him. Not her father's defense of Ben, not his mother's matchmaking attempts—and certainly not the way his kisses make her heart pound. Paralee is infuriating, short-sighted, and too stubborn to see Ben only wants one thing since his return to Wilson township—her happiness. He never intended to hurt her when he left on a personal mission to right a wrong. The trouble is, there's no walking back into Paralee's life. From the moment he sees her again, it's clear it's going to take far more than his usual charm to reclaim her heart… 57,632 Words