Too Much to Hope For
(2026)(The second book in the Highland Hearts: The Haddon House Duets series)
A novel by Rachel Debrave
Too Much to Hope For is a cosy, spicy Scottish Highland romance full of steamy romance with banter, emotional depth, and the pull of a grumpy hero learning how to hold on.
One love. One home. Two lives merging into one after the happily-ever-after.
But only if they can survive what comes next.
Scarlett Hope thought choosing Edward Cameron-Reid meant everything would finally fall into place – a home at Haddon House, a love she can trust, a future she’s ready to claim. But even in the beauty of the Highlands, she can’t quite silence the feeling that she’s still becoming.
Edward has spent years holding his world together – his estate, his family, the carefully guarded parts of his heart. Loving Scarlett has changed him… but building a life together demands more than desire.
Then Harry arrives.
A famous music producer – and a ghost from Scarlett’s past – he brings the outside world crashing back in, stirring old selves, new fears, and pressures neither of them expected.
And when unexpected news shakes Edward’s family, the life they’ve built begins to strain at the edges.
Their love? Real.
Their future? Tested.
Their second chance? Anything but simple.
Perfect for readers who loved the emotional fire of A New Hope in the Highlands and the soul-deep reckoning of After I Do – a spicy, emotionally layered story of love, legacy, and identity, about staying rooted in love while growing into something more after the happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
One love. One home. Two lives merging into one after the happily-ever-after.
But only if they can survive what comes next.
Scarlett Hope thought choosing Edward Cameron-Reid meant everything would finally fall into place – a home at Haddon House, a love she can trust, a future she’s ready to claim. But even in the beauty of the Highlands, she can’t quite silence the feeling that she’s still becoming.
Edward has spent years holding his world together – his estate, his family, the carefully guarded parts of his heart. Loving Scarlett has changed him… but building a life together demands more than desire.
Then Harry arrives.
A famous music producer – and a ghost from Scarlett’s past – he brings the outside world crashing back in, stirring old selves, new fears, and pressures neither of them expected.
And when unexpected news shakes Edward’s family, the life they’ve built begins to strain at the edges.
Their love? Real.
Their future? Tested.
Their second chance? Anything but simple.
Perfect for readers who loved the emotional fire of A New Hope in the Highlands and the soul-deep reckoning of After I Do – a spicy, emotionally layered story of love, legacy, and identity, about staying rooted in love while growing into something more after the happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
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