Fern Valley

Firefly Hollow Essentials - Book Eight

Rachel Campbell isn't looking for romance. She raised her son mostly on her own, built a steady life, and figured the chapter of her story that included falling for a man in a uniform closed a long time ago—closed hard, and for good reason. So when Lee Harrison moves in across the street—younger than her, easy grin, badge on his chest—her first instinct isn't attraction. It's guard duty.

Except Lee doesn't act like he has anything to prove. He isn't domineering and controlling like her ex-husband—he's a little awkward, a lot thoughtful, and quietly persistent in a way that catches her completely off guard. He notices things. He shows up in small, unshowy ways. And somewhere in the middle of trying to keep him at arm's length, Rachel realizes she's not dreading his attention anymore—she's looking forward to it.

That terrifies her more than anything.

Because Rachel knows what it costs to hand your trust to the wrong man. And Lee, for all his gentleness, is carrying a truth of his own—something he's spent his whole life being taught to hide. As what's between them deepens into something neither of them expected to find again, they'll each have to decide whether they're brave enough to be fully known, scars and all.

Fern Valley is the eighth book in the Firefly Hollow series, an Appalachian family saga.