Chasing Trust: A Steamy Small-town Romance

Nancy Stopper

Sep 2019 · Anderby Lane Publishing

About this ebook

A small-town animal rescuer, a globe-trotting photographer...one perfect day on the boardwalk. Will a romance ten years in the making finally bring them together?

Serena Harper leads a full life. Running an animal-rescue center and spending time with her family means her days are filled with pets, laughter, and work she loves. She’s too busy for a relationship—not that she wants one. Her heart’s been broken one too many times and besides, no man can compare to the one she met ten years ago. The man she still can’t get out of her head…

Then he shows up in Cedar Hill. Suddenly, everything changes.

Internationally-renowned photo journalist Chase Foster lives his dream of sharing the world’s struggles through his photographs. His photos shed light on suffering around the globe, but it's taken an emotional toll. The senseless death of a child pushed him to the breaking point and he's come home to lick his wounds. An uplifting photoshoot for a small-town animal rescue is the healing balm he needs. He never expected to run into the girl he met ten years ago on the boardwalk.

The girl whose image he’s had tucked away in his wallet ever since…

Now that Chase and Serena have reunited, they are determined to find a way to be together. To explore the attraction that has been lingering below the surface for all these years. But is Serena ready to let go of her deep-seeded trust issues in order to open her heart to Chase? Is Chase willing to put down roots after all these years? Will both of them compromise for a chance at forever?

Keywords: second chance romance, first love, first kiss, beach romance

Ratings and reviews

Serena and Chase’s second chance story was a wonderful story rich in family and relationships. I enjoyed Trusting Chase by Nancy Stopper, book three in her Harper Family series. As a teen visiting the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey, on a family outing, Serena Harper noticed a boy, taking her picture. As he came closer Serena got to know Edward Foster, a wandering teen with no home, who was becoming a photojournalist. After returning home Serena’s led a good life, rescuing animals who needed saving, and opening an animal shelter, finding homes for her rescues. After discovering her father cheated on her mom and then learning her high school boyfriend was cheating on her, Serena struggled with trusting men, especially those who didn’t, or wouldn’t, live in Cedar Hill; her home town. Edward “Chase” Foster was a world-renowned photojournalist, burned out from traveling to tell the stories of those struggling around the world; especially in war-torn countries. Needing an easy assignment, Chase travels to Cedar Hill to shoot pictures for a charity calendar fund raiser that happens to be for Serena’s animal shelter. He never expected to run into the girl who intrigued him ten years ago when he met her on the Atlantic City boardwalk; the girl whose image went with him around the world. Since these Serena and Chase have reconnected, they are determined to find a way to be together, explore the attraction they have always had for each other, build a life together. Serena must reconsider everything she values now that Chase is back in her life. Together they must decide if a compromise between their values and trust can be reached in order to achieve a chance at forever. Ms. Stopper wrote a wonderful, emotional story that is not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with emotions, filled with sexual chemistry, wonderful dialogue, and endearing characters giving Serena and Chase a chance at having true love. I highly recommend Chasing Trust to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

A good curl up and sink yourself into a book kind of read. A chance meeting in their teens and reconnecting as adults. Issues to work through for each of them to get to that hea. You get to see all the family dynamics and how actions effect the future. I received a free copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving

Another GREAT book in this series! I absolutely LOVED Chase and his connection to Serena.

About the author

Living in beautiful northern Virginia, Nancy dreams of small-town living where the everyone knows everyone else (including their business) and neighbors wave when you pass. Since she doesn't live in one, she creates them for everyone else to enjoy through her books.

She's a mom to a college grad, a college student, and one high schooler who has spent more hours at the baseball field and the dance studio than she cares to admit. With her husband, her primary goal is to finish raising her 3 kids into productive adults!

Nancy writes small-town contemporary romance with sexy heroes and strong heroines. Her books tug at your emotional heartstrings and leave you with a warm feeling that lingers long after the last page. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Washington Romance Writers, and Virginia Romance Writers.