One More Chance

He was my brother’s best friend and the man I once loved. Now, to save what matters most, we’re in a marriage of convenience. But will he still want a forever when he learns the truth about our past?Simone Hensley has spent the last decade avoiding Maple Ridge—and Lucas Carson, her brother’s sexy best friend and the man she once secretly loved. She wrote to him while he was deployed, gave him her heart, and then vanished from his life. Because if Lucas ever learned the truth about what happened the last time they saw each other, it would destroy her.But when her grandmother is injured in a hit-and-run, Simone has no choice but to return to the small mountainous town so she can be there for the woman who raised her. The woman who was there for Simone when her brother died.Simone just has to avoid Lucas. If only it were that easy.Lucas has one goal: securing land for an inclusive outdoor program for retired military. But when he’s framed for a crime he didn’t commit, his dream is suddenly out of reach—unless he gets married.A marriage of convenience with Simone makes perfect sense…until old feelings spark to life, and their chemistry proves impossible to ignore.But secrets don’t stay buried, and the truth about Simone and Lucas’s past could tear them apart forever—if whoever framed Lucas doesn’t get to them first.One More Chance is the first novel in the Carson Brothers series. The small-town romance is a standalone story. THE CARSON BROTHERSONE MORE CHANCE (Lucas & Simone, standalone)ONE MORE SECRET (Troy & Jessica, book 1 of the Hidden Heart Trilogy)ONE MORE BETRAYAL (Troy & Jessica, book 2 of the Hidden Heart Trilogy)ONE MORE TRUTH ((Troy & Jessica, book 3 of the Hidden Heart Trilogy)ONE MORE HEARTBEAT (Garret & Zara, standalone)