True Sweetheart Secrets #2

Lila Hunt is desperately trying to outrun a terrible secret—one dark night with the reckless Marty Blane ends in tragedy, and fearing she'll be blamed, she flees to a distant town to start over under a new identity. When a steady, kind utility worker named Jed begins to court her at the diner where she works, Lila finds herself drawn to his genuine warmth, even as the fear of her past threatens to unravel everything she's rebuilt.

Charlotte has spent years waiting for Rick, her traveling salesman boyfriend who's perpetually absent, nursing a dream of romance that feels increasingly fragile. When Harvey, a kind coworker who genuinely cares for her, begins to break through her defenses, she must confront the gap between the love she's been imagining and the real affection standing right in front of her. As the lines between loyalty and longing blur, Charlotte discovers that her heart may have its own wisdom about where true love actually lives.

A newly graduated beautician named Ginny lands her dream job at the finest salon in town and dreams of marrying her devoted boyfriend Eddie—until an encounter with the charming and wealthy Lloyd Garrick sends her vanity spiraling. When the Garricks invite her to an elegant party as a real guest rather than staff, Ginny becomes so desperate to impress Lloyd that she makes a costly decision that threatens everything she's built with Eddie.