by Jessie Gussman (Author)
Her family is the reason his brother went to prison. Thad Truax is focused on getting the shop he owns with his brothers on the right side of the law and turning a profit, but he's not against the idea of romance. So when he sees a beautiful woman along the river, he doesn't hesitate to strike up a conversation that leads to friendship.Unfortunately, by the time he realizes who she is, he's already falling for her.After the awful incident that split their town and ended up with Thad's brother in prison, Justice Hopkins could never be seen in public with Thad Truax. But there's another, even more explosive reason they can't be together.Still, they can't keep pretending to be strangers during the day while stealing sweet kisses at night under the willow tree. Can they bring their relationship out to their family and friends without it destroying them?