Stand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA–and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Bailey Rossum was living out a bad country song.After being stood up and having her pickup truck break down, Bailey found herself walking barefoot in a ball gown down a back road. And when her sexier-than-sin ex rides up on his steel horse Bon Jovi style to rescue her, she knows she has to accept his … she knows she has to accept his help even if it means breaking her heart all over again.
Josh Scott had no interest in being anyone’s hero.
After finding the only woman he’d ever loved stranded on the side of the road, Josh knew that he had to do the right thing. And when his headlight shone on long silky, blonde hair, huge doe eyes, and the most perfect set of lips ever created he knew his already shattered heart was in serious trouble.
To live in the present, Josh and Bailey have to face their past. If they do they just might have a future…and it all starts with just one night.
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Loved this sweetly sexy, fun, witty and engaging second chance romance filled with love and laughter. It is such a touching and emotional journey that captures the reader and does not let go… Highly recommended reading.
What a way to rekindle a romance! Josh & Bailey had a high school romance until she ended up pregnant. While Josh was thinking he’d drop out of school to take care of her, Bailey didn’t want to derail her one chance to make something of herself. A terrible breakup & years of silence between them are broken when Josh stops to help Bailey after her truck breaks down & leaves her stranded right before the big fundraiser.
I loved this story! The fairytale romance, surprise baby, break up & still finding their way back to each other years later!! The characters tug on your heart! Josh has been heartbroken all these years but he’s still hung up on her. Bailey’s had heartbreak after heartbreak even as her professional career has soared. Bailey’s secret threw a wrench in the reunion but I really liked the way they both handled it & talked it out. Another great emotional story!
I absolutely adored this book from Melanie Shawn! Everything about it hit me right in the feels – and it goes without saying…the Crossroads series is one of my favorites!
The sweetest second chance romance
Bailey and Josh’s second chance at love is achingly sweet in the midst of all the drama and tension. These two have a long history and when we meet them it’s been a long time with unresolved feelings and hurt. The underlying tension is well written and never fails to toe the line of being emotional and still understated enough to feel real and keep you locked in, instead of cringe in embarrassement. It’s easy to either be too superficial or too much, but Melanie Shawn handles it expertly. The authors guide the reader through every layer of discovering who they were, what happened and who they are now, while giving us a current story not just wrapping it up but letting the story and the characters grow. I love how this is one of those second chance romances that actually managed to surprise me and delight me with the emotional depth and balance. I got to know both Bailey and Josh, I rooted for them, I cried for them and with them. In the end I loved their story and how it all panned out. It feels like a long time since the last time I read a book in this series and this was a great addition.
This book hit all my buttons. It was sweet, emotional and the chemistry between Josh and Bailey was off the charts. Josh and Bailey have a history. They were first loves when they were children but decisions and misunderstandings pulled them apart. Fast forward 18 years, and Bailey is stranded on a dark country road and starts walking back to town when her ex Josh comes upon her and being the man he is he won’t leave her to walk back into town. A night dancing together after years of not speaking opens the doors to a future neither of them thought would be possible. Amazing emotional story absolutely loved it.