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Brave Enough to Love
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781966093541
Publisher: Sterling Ridge Press LLC
Published: Aug 1 2026
Pages: 450
Weight: 1.03
Height: 1.12 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
She plans for every emergency-except falling for the man assigned to prevent them.
After a devastating betrayal-and a second relationship that makes her question her own judgment-Anna Hartwell builds a dependable life as Serenity Crossing's Director of Tourism and Community Events. She wants a successful Harvest Festival, a future rooted in the town she loves, and a heart no one can overturn again. Letting another man close could cost her the hard-won peace and confidence she refuses to lose.
Former Marine Cameron Mitchell returns home after eight years of service, determined to stop postponing faith, family, and the ordinary life he once took for granted. Now a firefighter and EMT, he wants a meaningful future in Serenity Crossing. But his dangerous calling leaves him wondering whether loving someone means asking her to carry risks he has no right to place on her heart.
When the town assigns Cameron to work beside Anna on Harvest Festival safety, weeks of meetings, inspections, and long evenings draw the old friends closer. The quiet crush he never confessed returns stronger than ever, while his honesty and steady presence begin rebuilding something Anna thought betrayal had taken from her. Walking away isn't simple when their families, church, and hometown are woven together-and every ordinary moment begins to resemble the future they both secretly want.
To embrace the love growing between them, Anna must discover that trusting God doesn't mean loving blindly, while Cameron must learn that protecting her cannot mean making her choices for her. In this heartfelt small-town Christian contemporary romance, courage may look less like running toward danger and more like risking an unguarded heart.
Tropes:
- Friends to more
- He fell first
- Forced proximity
- Hometown homecoming
- Protective firefighter and former Marine
- Guarded heroine learning to trust again
Reader Promise: A faith-forward Christian contemporary romance with a tender, clean love story, meaningful emotional healing, satisfying romantic payoff, and a hopeful happily-ever-after.
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