About this ebook
Hailey Porter escaped her controlling father the only way she could—an inheritance from a great aunt she barely knew. But the house is uninhabitable, and returning home is out of the question. She bumps into the last person she expected to see at the grocery store, John Hawthorne. The college sweetheart who thinks she ghosted him. The man who doesn’t know about their child.
In a town full of Hawthornes, secrets don’t stay buried long.
John never stopped wondering why she disappeared. Now she’s back, and the truth changes everything. The family has a rule—no Hawthorne child grows up outside the family. A marriage of convenience is their only option. But John isn’t angry. He is hurt in ways that a marriage license cannot fix.
When her father demands access to the Hawthorne’s money, Hailey refuses. Later, she overhears a conversation that makes her wonder if the family she trusted is helping the man she escaped. With her heart shattered again, she shared her past with John. Every ugly detail of the years she spent surviving alone.
How can John help to heal her broken spirit? In Laughing Falls love offers a second chance. But trust has to be earned one quiet act at a time.
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About the author
Jan lives in Minnesota with her husband and their Pug/Boston Terrier, Norman. He spends a lot of time under her desk. Does that make him her writing partner? Their two adult children live nearby.
Why write romances? Life can be difficult, and she loves to escape into books with happy endings. Her motto: Resilient women and the men who are brave enough to love them. A constant reminder there will be no wimpy heroines.
