A grumpy small-town sheriff. A sunshine Lockhart brother with a rap sheet. And a secret neither of them saw coming.

Miranda Thomas took the sheriff's job in Cross Creek to disappear. New town, no history, no one who knows what happened to her little sister or why her mother calls to remind her it was all her fault. She's got a badge, a Tahoe, and a strict policy against letting anyone close enough to find out.

Bayden Lockhart didn't get that memo.
He's been trespassing on an old farm, bending every local ordinance, and inventing reasons to land in front of her ever since she rolled into town. His brothers think he's lost his mind. Bayden thinks the new sheriff is the best thing that's ever happened to Cross Creek, and he's willing to rack up a criminal record to prove it.

Miranda knows she should keep her distance. Bayden wants a house full of noise and family dinners and children, and she can't even hold a baby without the past crashing through her. She's carrying a secret that's driven away everyone she's ever loved, and telling him could end the only good thing she's found since she stopped running.

But Bayden isn't everyone. And Cross Creek has a way of making even the most guarded hearts crack wide open.

Grumpy / Sunshine
Slow Burn
Opposites Attract
Small-Town Romance
Band of Brothers
Heroine with a Secret
He Falls First
Found Family
Strong Female Lead

Heat Level: Steamy
Vibes: Emotional, Funny, Heartwarming
Setting: Cross Creek, Colorado
Ending: HEA, Interconnected Standalone, (Cross Creek, Book 2)
Perfect for fans of: Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, Sarina Bowen, and Melanie Harlow

Some people run from the past. Others build a future so loud it drowns it out.

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