All through high school, Diego Ramos was the boy I wanted and could never have. He was charming, beautiful, and already dreaming of bigger things than our small Georgia town. We were friends—almost more—until one unforgettable graduation night changed everything. And then he was gone.
Now Diego’s back in Burton, a movie star returning home to film on my farm of all places. I tell myself it’s just business, but every look, every smile, every touch feels like picking up a conversation we never really finished.
He says he’s changed. Maybe I have too. But my heart still remembers the way it felt to be seen by him.
And this time, I’m not letting him walk away without knowing how I feel.
Because some loves don’t fade—they just wait for the right moment to come home.
Sizzling Romance. Heartfelt Heat. Unforgettable Love.
Tawdra Kandle has penned more than 150 swoony, unputdownable romances that turn everyday life up to extra-spicy. From royal romps in The Anti-Cinderella Chronicles to small-town sparks in Love in a Small Town and battlefield-worthy chemistry in The Sexy Soldiers, her stories hook readers with characters who feel like friends—and heat that’ll fog up your e-reader.
When she isn’t plotting her next just-one-more-chapter love story, Tawdra is soaking up the sunshine in Central Florida with her partner-in-crime husband, a cute pup, and a cat whose sarcasm deserves its own series. Her grown kids and two perfectly adorable granddaughters keep her calendar (and heart) delightfully full.
Real life, only hotter—that’s a Tawdra Kandle guarantee.