She had her life mapped out perfectly-until love rewrote every plan.Elizabeth Dorsey doesn't do detours. Fresh from MIT with honors and her sights set on Wharton's MBA program, she's got her next twenty years planned down to the minute. A quick summer stint at the family furniture business in sleepy Hearts Bend, Tennessee? Just a pit stop before conquering the Fortune 100.But some destinations are worth changing course for.Enter Ryder Donovan-the wildlife officer who once filled her teenage summers with friendship and innocent longing. Now he's all grown up, devastatingly handsome, and stirring feelings that threaten to derail everything Elizabeth thought she wanted. When a mysterious fire brings them together and false accusations tear them apart, Elizabeth must choose between the future she's always planned and the love she never saw coming.In Hearts Bend, Tennessee, some fires burn hotter than others...As Elizabeth uncovers fraud that could destroy Ryder's career, their chemistry ignites into something neither can ignore. But with her acceptance to Wharton finally in hand and Ryder facing a job offer in Colorado, can two people heading in opposite directions find their way to the same future?Sometimes the biggest risk isn't following your dreams-it's having the courage to change them."A swoon-worthy romance that perfectly captures the magic of small-town love and second chances. Elizabeth and Ryder's story will have you believing in happily ever after all over again." Susan May Warren, USA Today bestselling authorPerfect for fans of: Debbie Macomber - Susan Mallery - RaeAnne ThayneSmall-town romance at its finestChildhood friends to loversA proposal that will melt your heartFamily bonds that heal and strengthenWhen love calls, will you answer?Get your copy today and fall in love with Hearts Bend!
