Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South.

Kallie
I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he helped carry me inside.
Our love story was the talk of the town until a woman told everyone she was pregnant with his baby. The only rational solution was to high tail it out of town and never come back.

My best friend needed a place to hide, and you can’t get much more covert than my family farm, so I came back. For her. It was supposed to be temporary, and I wasn’t supposed to see him, but that’s what happens when you live in a small town where everyone knows each other.

Jacob
Being the sheriff in a small town was never my dream. My father died and my older brother took off, so I had to be the one to look after my mother. I stayed. I fulfilled my duties as a son and I protected my hometown.

My life wasn’t perfect, but I was content. Until I locked eyes with a ghost from my past, Kallie. I thought it was my imagination, it couldn’t be. I loved her most of my life, but now I hated her.

The town gossip mill was going into overdrive. I kept my head down and my mind off of the woman who shattered my heart when she ran away. She didn’t give me a chance to explain, it didn’t matter to her then. I didn’t matter.

A second chance is never promised, but now that mine is right under my nose, I’m not sure I can take it.

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Kallie and Jacob were life long sweethearts, destined to be together from the early diaper days. One bad decision can alter the course of your entire life, and unfortunately for Jacob that change is not always for the better.

8 years have past since Kallie left home, broken hearted and alone, but when her best friend needs a place to lay low, she can’t think of anywhere better. Even if it means facing her past and the secrets that she carries.

I liked this book but felt like it was a little rushed. I know that there is more to come in Olivia’s story, especially since the reason for returning to town was because of Olivia, but I wish there had been a little more depth. I would still absolutely recommend this one and am excited for the rest of the series!