Quiet in You

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A unputdownable and unforgettable single dad x runaway bride, best friend's older brother, small town romance about learning to choose love again and finding the quiet in each other. Dallas Martinez writes romance novels for a living. Unfortunately, her own love story ends the night before her wedding when a stranger slides into her inbox with proof that her fiancé has been cheating on her for over a year. So naturally, Dallas does what any reasonable woman would do: She leaves him at the altar. Overnight, she becomes the internet's favorite runaway bride. Her career is hanging by a thread, her manuscript is months overdue, and her entire life has been reduced to a suitcase, a burner phone, and a very public heartbreak she can't seem to outrun. Desperate for somewhere to hide, Dallas flees to Windhaven, a small ranch town where no one knows her name or the scandal she left behind. It's supposed to be a fresh start and a chance figure out who she is without the man who spent four years convincing her she was impossible to love. Leonel Diaz likes his life exactly the way it is. Quiet. Predictable. Safe. As a single father, ranch owner, and the unofficial caretaker of everyone around him, Leo has spent the last three years keeping his world small and his heart firmly out of reach. He learned the hard way what happens when you trust someone with pieces of yourself you can never get back, and he refuses to let his daughter pay the price again. The last thing he needs is a complication. After one whiskey-soaked night with a stranger neither of them expects to ever see again, Dallas and Leo are horrified to discover they're connected in the worst possible way: He's her best friend's older brother. Now they're forced together by family dinners, undeniable chemistry, and feelings neither of them wanted. But as old wounds collide with new possibilities, love isn't the only thing on the line. Dallas must learn how to trust herself again, and Leo must decide if protecting his heart is worth losing the one woman who makes him want more. Sometimes the love story you've been chasing isn't the one you're meant to have but what begins after everything falls apart. A heartbroken romance author. A grumpy single dad. One unforgettable mistake. A love neither of them saw coming.

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Quiet in You: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult contemporary romance contains cheating (off-page, past relationship), emotional trauma from public humiliation, and steamy romantic scenes. Themes include rebuilding trust and self-worth after betrayal.