Ava Steel isnโt the typical member of her famous family. She colors her hair pink, practices the tarot, and runs her bakery in town without any help from her familyโs financial fortune. Sheโs content in her life, and she knows who she isโฆuntil she receives a cryptic text from a mysterious stranger.
Bar-owner Brendan Murphy inadvertently became entwined with the Steel family when he dug up timeworn documents under his floorboards. When he and Avaโwho, despite their age difference, heโs been crushing on for a whileโreceive identical enigmatic messages, theyโre thrown together for more than just fun between the sheets.
Ava revels in her new and unexpected relationship with Brendan, but deep down, she fears her family is keeping secretsโsecrets that could make her question everything she thought she knew about themโฆand herself.
#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardtโs passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasnโt stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance and erotica, sheโs a mother, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerryโs ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family. Helen loves to hear from readers.