Cover of The Best Man (Blue Heron, #1)

The Best Man

Kristan Higgins

Blue Heron #1

contemporary romance(32k)

Jilted at the altar, she returns home — only to fall for her ex's best friend who helped end her wedding.

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Sometimes the best man is the one you least expect... Faith Holland left her hometown after being jilted at the altar. Now a little older and wiser, she's ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family's vineyard, to confront the ghosts of her past, and maybe enjoy a glass of red. After all, there's some great scenery there... Like Levi Cooper, the local police chief - and best friend of her former fiance. There's a lot about Levi that Faith never noticed, and it's not just those deep green eyes. The only catch is she's having a hard time forgetting that he helped ruin her wedding all those years ago. If she can find a minute amidst all her family drama to stop and smell the rose, she just might find a reason to stay at Blue Heron, and finish that walk down the aisle.

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