A brilliant blend of heartfelt emotion and sensual heat.
A jaded stockbroker finds connection in a woman the world has written off in LaRochelle’s second-chance romance. Jacob “JC” Sullivan has everything: money, power, women, but no real peace. When his grandfather dies and leaves him a remote Vermont cabin, a required one-month stay forces JC to trade Wall Street speed for small-town silence. There he meets Iris Flynn.
Labeled a witch by locals and living with three rescue dogs, Iris keeps her distance from everyone. But JC sees past the rumors to a woman marked by pain and quiet resilience. Still grieving and emotionally closed off, he’s not looking for connection, and Iris isn’t used to being seen. But something in both of them begins to shift.
JC’s journey from emotionally shut-down alpha to someone willing to feel again is handled with care, and LaRochelle’s prose—rich with memory, longing, and the hush of the Vermont wilderness—makes this evolution feel earned. Between introspective flashbacks, a lovable German shepherd, and a town full of whispers, the novel finds its heart not in grand gestures but in quiet moments and second chances.
A slow-burn romance wrapped in memory, mystery, and emotional depth.
ISBN 979-8-9909107-4-4 (paperback)
ISBN 979-8-9909107-3-7 (ebook)
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