A Romantic Suspense Novel from Award-Winning Author, Indy Quillen
A fractured woman hoping to find a fresh start.
A cautious man willing to be open to love again with the right woman.
And a fiery scandal sparked by jealousy with the potential to destroy her reputation and so much more.
Liz Allender's Los Angeles art exhibitions have become more lavish and popular with every show. And now her artwork is being noticed by collectors from as far away as New York and London. But when the man in her life plants seeds of self-doubt about her artistic success, then follows up with a personal betrayal, her once stable world begins to crumble... and in the space of one night she loses both her artistic confidence and her ability to trust in love.
Deciding that a spontaneous adventure in a small, mountain town is just what she needs to reclaim the woman and artist she lost along the way, Liz leaves behind the world she knows for anonymity and a chance to discover her true self again. And hidden behind a new name and new identity, she does find total freedom ... to heal, to escape, to explore a new style of art, to be whomever she wants to be, both as an artist and as a person.
What Liz doesn't count on is Luke Carson, a ruggedly handsome local who's undeniably, yet cautiously, attracted to her from the first minute he sees her. And it's not long before he finds himself coming up with reasons—or excuses—to be where she is. But as the two begin spending more time together, there are others who start taking an unhealthy interest in Liz and her relationship with Luke. Soon jealousy spurs rumors intended to make Liz leave town ... rumors that become increasingly spiteful as the envy and jealousy continue to grow.
With Liz and Luke both nursing wounded hearts from past relationships, will they be able to let the walls down long enough to let each other in? Will Liz's secret identity drive Luke away when he learns the truth of who she really is and the people she's connected to? Or will the rumors being spread around town create a scandal so shocking and fiery that any chance of them being together is completely destroyed ... along with Liz's reputation?