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 Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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