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Stone Hearts
Amber Kelly · Poplar Falls #2
A single mom who swore off men can't resist the hometown football hero turned rancher next door.
Description
A new friends-to-lovers small-town romance from Amber Kelly...When I returned to Poplar Falls six years ago, I’d given up on love.I’d made the mistake of marrying the sexy rebel right out of high school. He’d ended up in jail. I’d ended up pregnant. With a baby on the way, I decided to give up my wild, impulsive ways. All I wanted was a family and to watch my sweet son grow up, happy, and healthy.Then Myer Wilson keeps showing up in my life—and my son’s life.He’s the hometown football hero, who blew out his ankle his junior year and ended his career. I didn’t look twice at hot jocks in high school. But now that he’s taken over his family’s ranch, I can’t help but look even when I swore off men for good.But maybe he’ll finally be the one to help me let go of the past and find my second chance at love. Or maybe my past will come back to haunt me.
Poplar Falls series
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