Love, Longing, & Lies: A Harvest Grove Novel

She ran from a life her mother controlled.
He walked away when things got complicated.
Now he wants her back-and she's done being anyone's mistake.

Violet Drake didn't come to Harvest Grove to fall in love. She came to escape-her powerful family, her manipulative mother, and a relationship that turned out to be nothing but a carefully staged lie. Running the kitchen at a farm-to-table restaurant gives her something she's never had before: freedom, friendship, and a life that finally feels like her own.

Getting involved with Marcus-the farm's gruff, irresistible general manager-was supposed to be uncomplicated. Just heat. Just stolen moments. Until the past crashes into their lives and Marcus ghosts her without a word.

Now he's back. Regretful. Determined. And ready to fight for what he should've protected the first time.

But Violet isn't the same woman he left behind. She's done being managed, molded, and manipulated-especially when her ex reappears, backed by the very mother she's trying to break free from. Between small-town gossip, family secrets, and a man who has a lot to prove, Violet must decide if forgiveness is worth the risk.

Because the chemistry between them never cooled...
And some second chances burn hotter than the first time.

A steamy small-town romance about reclaiming your life, breaking generational cycles, and a hero who has to earn his way back-one hard-earned moment at a time.