Rose Mathieson knows the only way is up. It has to be. She’s made some mistakes in her life, but almost losing her son is a wake-up call. More than that: it’s a call to action. It’s time to start again.

The town of Redemption, Connecticut, seems to offer exactly what she craves: a quiet, stable life for her and her six-year-old son, Olly. But Redemption has changed since she last saw it—or perhaps it’s just Rose who has changed. Her reputation precedes her now, and not everyone is happy to see her back.

Caden Shoreham is, though. Rose’s childhood neighbor, a preacher’s son, and now the pillar of the community, he’s embarking on an ambitious new path of his own. He had always hoped they might end up more than friends, but Rose Mathieson isn’t quite what his parents and friends had in mind for him.

Everyone deserves a chance—but has Rose used all her chances up?

Nicola Marsh is a bestselling, multi-award–winning author, who has sold more than six million copies worldwide. Her first mainstream romance, Busted in Bollywood, was nominated for Romantic Book of the Year 2012. Her first indie romance, Crazy Love, was a 2012 ARRA finalist. Her debut young adult novel, the supernatural thriller Banish, was released in 2013, and her YA urban fantasy Scion of the Sun won the 2014 National Readers’ Choice Award for Best Young Adult Novel. Marsh is a USA Today, Bookscan and Barnes & Noble bestseller, and a 2013 RBY (Romantic Book of the Year) and National Readers’ Choice Award winner. She has also won several CataRomance Reviewers’ Choice Awards, and been a finalist for a number of awards including the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award. A former physiotherapist, she now writes full-time. Her other loves are raising her two little heroes, sharing fine food with family and friends, and her favorite: curling up with a good book!