The Risk of Falling: A Sweet Gilded Age Romance (Harmony Lake)

Seven lucky pennies.Four hearts: a runaway heiress and a restless farmer, Chicago's most charming bachelor and the girl next door.Two intertwined love stories, from glittering Gilded Age Chicago to a quiet Minnesota lakeside farm.One risk worth falling for. Newspaper heiress Viola VanMartin has vowed never to fall in love. But a bold plan to escape her father’s expectations sends her tumbling from a train—into the arms of Jacob Jensen, a steady farmer with a gift for storytelling. She wakes with no memory of her name, her fortune, or her vow. Friendship turns tender, longing grows dangerous... but when her memories return, will it tear them apart?Behind her ice-queen reputation, Viola’s best friend Sarah Everson longs for a romance worthy of her beloved Jane Austen. She’s spent years pining for George VanMartin—Viola’s charming, exasperating brother. He’s spent years dazzling every woman in Chicago... except her. He’s no Knightley. Not yet. An unexpected friendship sparks, and soon he’s tossing pebbles at her window just to say goodnight—and goodnight is taking longer and longer to say. Will they ever figure out that friends don’t kiss like that?From costume balls to prairie thunderstorms, from secret hand signals to fiery rescues, these four hearts stumble, swoon, and scheme their way toward happily-ever-after.Perfect for fans of wholesome, slow-burn romance—this heartwarming series debut will leave you smiling long after the last page.Tropes you’ll love: friends to lovers, slow burn, mutual pining, forced proximity, amnesia, reformed rake, best friend’s brother, childhood crush, girl next door.