Winner of 2023 Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention in the Romance Category
Fragile Hearts, New Starts
A "The-One-That-Got-Away" love story with a twist!
Picture a moment when everything you hold dear shatters into a million pieces-your spirit crushed, your ambitions shattered, and your heart left in ruins. Isabelle Connelley knows this pain all too well. Not content to sit still and wait for things to get better, she runs away from her troubles, sprinting towards a chance encounter that could change everything- straight into the arms of her first love.
Alex Hastings, Isabelle's "The One That Got Away," has transformed into a man with magnetic charm, drop-dead gorgeous looks, and an air of mystery that leaves Isabelle intrigued. Despite their painful breakup years ago, Isabelle wonders if she ever truly moved on from him. So, when fate aligns their paths once again during her hometown summer getaway, it's like striking gold.
Isabelle knows her newfound escape is only temporary, and when the sun sets on her whirlwind romance, a whole new set of challenges awaits her in the humdrum of reality. Will she summon the strength to rebuild her life and mend her fractured marriage? Or will she dare to take a leap into the unknown, igniting an old flame with a fierce new spark?