Pierce Reid has poured whiskey for half of Ashford Hollow's women and dated most of them. At thirty-eight, he's tired of shallow and ready for real. What he isn't ready for is Rosa Wicker.
She walks into Whiskey Row answering a job ad, looking polished and put-together. But Pierce has tended bar long enough to read eyes, and Rosa's are full of something she's running from.
He hires her anyway. He's never been good at walking away from broken things.
Rosa didn't plan to stay. She just needed somewhere quiet enough to breathe, somewhere her past couldn't find her. Ashford Hollow feels safe. Pierce feels safer.
She should have known better.
Because whatever she's been running from has followed her — straight into the bar Pierce has sworn to protect. And now the man who was only supposed to give her a job is willing to risk everything to keep her safe.
He knows broken. He knows how to fight.
The only question is whether Rosa will let him.
The First Sip is a slow-burn romantic suspense set in a tight-knit Massachusetts bar town, featuring a protective hero, a resilient heroine, and a danger that won't stay buried. Part of the The Perfect Pour trilogy.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
She walks into Whiskey Row answering a job ad, looking polished and put-together. But Pierce has tended bar long enough to read eyes, and Rosa's are full of something she's running from.
He hires her anyway. He's never been good at walking away from broken things.
Rosa didn't plan to stay. She just needed somewhere quiet enough to breathe, somewhere her past couldn't find her. Ashford Hollow feels safe. Pierce feels safer.
She should have known better.
Because whatever she's been running from has followed her — straight into the bar Pierce has sworn to protect. And now the man who was only supposed to give her a job is willing to risk everything to keep her safe.
He knows broken. He knows how to fight.
The only question is whether Rosa will let him.
The First Sip is a slow-burn romantic suspense set in a tight-knit Massachusetts bar town, featuring a protective hero, a resilient heroine, and a danger that won't stay buried. Part of the The Perfect Pour trilogy.
Genre: Romantic Suspense