The Storm Between Us

Eight years ago, Ophelia Blake left Echo Creek with a broken heart, a dangerous heart condition, and a promise she never intended to keep. Now she's back-pregnant, stubborn, and hellbent on rebuilding the inn her late aunt left behind. What she doesn't expect is Eli West.

The small-town sheriff with a crooked smile and steel in his spine was once her older brother's best friend. The man who watched her grow up. The man who never crossed that line... even when they both wanted him to.

Eli doesn't wear a badge to play by the rules. He protects what's his-and he's decided that Ophelia, with her sharp tongue and soft belly, is his. Her baby too. Even if it's not his blood, it's his heart on the line.

But not everyone in Echo Creek is happy she's home. Especially not Cassidy Reed-the woman who wanted the inn, the sheriff, and the life Ophelia walked back into. And Cassidy's sabotage isn't just petty-it's dangerous.

As secrets unravel, old sparks reignite, and threats get real, Eli and Ophelia will have to decide if love is worth the risk-and if the storm between them was always meant to lead them home.