Trust Fall

RIVER Coming up short at the checkout was beyond humiliating. River wasn’t sure which hurt more, the censorious stares or the love and trust on her daughter’s face. In the end, Willow was the only thing that mattered. The handsome stranger stepping in to save the day was a miracle. But when he insisted on carrying out her groceries and slipped her his number, she was more than a little leery. The past had taught her that men weren’t always what they seemed, and this guy screamed too good to be true.

ETHAN It was impossible not to fall for the toddler’s cheesy grin and adorable dance moves. When Ethan noticed her pretty mama making impossible choices at the cash register, he had to step in. It was the decent thing to do. But it was the way she stroked her daughter’s curls, and the vulnerability in her eyes that made him ache to step up for them both.

When fate gave him another chance, it didn’t take long to realize cash wasn’t the only thing the independent single mother was short on. Her walls were high, her heart guarded. If Ethan wanted a shot at forever, he was going to have to earn her trust.