Guarded Hart

By: Kelly Collins

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A woman with a desperate secret. A guarded Lockhart brother who knows she’s hiding something. And a small town where the truth always finds you.

Angie Sutton came to Cross Creek for a reason she can’t share. She took a job at Roy’s bar, learned the rhythms of the town, and tried to stay invisible. She didn’t plan on Ethan Lockhart—the youngest of four brothers, the last one without someone, and the most guarded of them all.

Ethan knows Angie is hiding something. He can feel it every time she deflects a question or changes the subject. But she picked him, not his brothers, and that’s enough to keep him close even when his instincts say pull back.

The longer she stays, the harder it gets to leave.

The more he watches her, the harder it gets to walk away.

When her secret threatens everything they’re building, they’ll both have to decide what they’re willing to risk for a chance at forever.

✓ Heroine with a Secret
✓ Grumpy / Sunshine
✓ Small-Town Romance
✓ Slow Burn
✓ Band of Brothers
✓ She Falls First
✓ Found Family
✓ Forced Proximity

Heat Level: Steamy
Tone: Emotional, Heartwarming, Gentle Humor
Setting: Cross Creek, Colorado
Ending: HEA, Interconnected Standalone (Cross Creek series, Book 3)
Perfect for fans of: Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, Sarina Bowen, and readers who love Virgin River with higher stakes

Cross Creek keeps its secrets. So does she.