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Pouring Hearts
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 15 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Pouring Hearts
By Chelsea Queen
Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is let someone love you.
Maya Bennett has spent years convincing the world she has everything under control.
By day, she serves breakfast at a local diner. By night, she bartends at The Rusty Tap. In between, she picks up extra work wherever she can find it. While everyone sees a hardworking, independent woman who always has a smile on her face, the truth is far different.
Behind closed doors, Maya is barely keeping her life together.
With mounting bills, a rent increase she can't afford, a car on the verge of breaking down, and the constant pressure of staying afloat, she's mastered the art of hiding her struggles. Depending on anyone has never been an option. Vulnerability feels dangerous. Trust feels impossible.
Then Ethan Cole walks into her bar.
Kind, patient, and impossible to ignore, Ethan sees something in Maya that no one else does. What begins as casual conversations over drinks soon grows into something deeper-something neither of them expected.
But love requires honesty.
And Maya has spent her entire life building walls.
As their connection grows, so does her fear that if Ethan discovers the truth about her life, he'll walk away. Determined to protect herself from heartbreak, she pushes him away before he can get close enough to hurt her.
Until one devastating mistake forces her to confront the truth:
The walls she built to protect herself may be the very thing destroying her chance at happiness.
Filled with heart, hope, and unforgettable characters, Pouring Hearts is a deeply emotional small-town romance about resilience, second chances, and learning that asking for help isn't weakness-it's courage.
Perfect for readers who love:
Hardworking heroines
Slow-burn romance
Small-town charm
Emotional character growth
Found family friendships
Second chances at love
Heartwarming contemporary romance
Because sometimes love isn't about finding someone to save you.
It's about finding someone willing to stand beside you while you save yourself.
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