He thought paying the bills meant she had to forgive the betrayal.
When Nora Cresswell catches her wealthy fiancé with another woman, he doesn't beg her to stay. He reminds her who pays for her life. At twenty-six, with $386.24 in the bank and years of being made to feel too large and never quite enough, Nora leaves anyway.By evening, he has changed the lock on the workshop holding everything she needs to start again.
A rented workbench and a damaged walnut table give Nora a beginning. Then Elias Wetherby walks through the door: a man far wealthier than her ex, with an old family table to restore and the unexpected habit of listening when she speaks.
As work becomes laughter, and laughter becomes a reason to risk her heart, Elias makes no secret of wanting her exactly as she is. But Nora has learned what a rich man's generosity can cost. She needs a life she can call her own, even if she lets him into it.
Her ex never expected her to succeed. When he and his new girlfriend threaten the work she's building, Nora must decide how much of her future she will let their lies take.
An intimate, emotionally rich standalone romance about rebuilding after betrayal, learning to be wanted without conditions, and a love worth choosing.A slow-building courtship, closed-door intimacy, and a happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
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