To trust him with her heart she has to trust him with her past. Ava Vincent swore she’d never set foot in Texas again. But more than twenty years after she ran from her past — and the family she left behind — fate brings her back to Redfish with what seems like the perfect new job… and puts her on a collision course with the brothers she’d thought she’d never see again. Reconciliation would be hard enough without the secret that kept her from seeking out her family again — a secret so painful she’s determined to keep it buried forever. Jack Williams came to Redfish hoping for a fresh start for himself and his rebellious teenage son. He never expected to find himself drawn to the fiercely independent woman who keeps everyone — including him — at arm’s length. But beneath Ava’s cool exterior burns a passion that matches his own, and once they give in to the heat between them, neither can walk away. Yet even as their connection deepens into something more, Ava’s secrets loom large — and the truth she’s terrified to share could shatter everything they’ve built. Now she has to decide if protecting her past is worth losing the one man who makes her believe in the future. *originally part of the Redfish Chronicles series