“Such a sweet and emotional story! If you love best friends to more and single parent tropes in a small town, this one’s for you.” Reviewer—Goodreads

The last—very last—person this widow can love is her late husband’s best friend. Period.

Mia Jonathon Franklin’s heart broke forever when her husband and high school sweetheart died in a fishing boat accident two years ago. Now, the life insurance money is gone, the mortgage is overdue, and she’s about to be on the Jonathon Island streets with her two young children.

And then she’s offered a chance to buy her own house cute for a dollar. But only if she can find business owners to move to Jonathon Island—and it comes with a ridiculous quota to complete the deal. She’s in over her head…or is she?

He can’t—just can’t—give into the longings of his heart….

Cody Hart refuses to let his love for Mia get in the way of being her best friend. After all, it was his fault, on his boat, that her husband—his best friend—died. And if he has to put his hopes of reopening the family fishing business on hold to help her, he will. After all, Mia needs him.

But the last thing he’s going to do is tell her how he feels—and has felt since long before she married his best friend. So, they ‘ll work together to find businesses, help revitalize the town, save her house and then he’ll get out of the way.

Except…well, there’s that undeniable connection, and so many long-buried feelings and suddenly his heart is in too deep. But if it all falls apart, they’ll lose their friendship, as well as her family’s future. And Mia—well, happy endings don’t show up twice, right? Especially not with a man who might cost her everything…again.

If you like sweet and clean, small town, unrequited love, best-friends to more stories about single parents, and finding a second happy ending, you’ll love this second book in the Jonathon Island series!

The Jonathon Island series is created by USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Susan May Warren.

Tropes:
Unrequited love
Single parent
Best-friends to more
Boy-next-door
Hero falls first