In the quaint town of Everly, beneath the vast Montana skies, Emma Sloane finds herself at a crossroads. Following the death of her father, she returns to her former home, a place she left behind a decade ago to make a new life for herself in Canada. The last wish on her mind is to run into the very person who she had desperately been in love with and had planned to marry. Matthew Dawson is now a successful District Attorney and a figure deeply entwined in Everly's fabric, his life taking the illustrious course Emma and him had once dreamed of sharing.
Their paths inadvertently cross after Emma bids her final goodbyes to her father. The meeting only serves to stir up old emotions and unresolved tensions, ones which Emma thought she had long ago put to rest. As she grapples with personal grief and the task of taking over the family ranch, she also discovers secrets about her family that challenge her understanding of how to continue operating the ranch and provide an unceasing livelihood for the people who not only have been dedicated but have worked for her father for decades.
Beside being the new CEO of Black Rocky Ranch and having to foster all the responsibilities that comes with being the only heir to her deceased father's estate, Emma also finds herself having to deal with a series of poignant and difficult encounters involving Matthew.
Amidst the backdrop of Everly's scenic beauty, Haunted Love is a story of returning to one's roots, of facing the threads of first love and all its consequences. Of shouldering immense loss, heralding in a new adventure by preserving an old way of life. Of accepting responsibility for once not telling the truth and facing the dark repercussions of that act. Above all, Haunted Love captures the art of forgiveness, the revival of family honor and the splendor of what love is capable of creating.
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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