Loving the Renegade
(2026)(The sixth book in the Renegades of Clearwater County series)
A novel by Bonnie R Paulson
She was family before he ever let himself love her. Now loving her feels like the one thing he’s not allowed to want.
Camille Smythe married into the Bailey family once already — and buried her young husband, just like the curse always promised. Now she’s a widow with a wounded heart, trying to build a life in a town that only ever sees her loss. The last thing she needs is to fall for another Bailey.
Brice Bailey has loved Camille quietly for years, and hated himself for it, because she belonged to his cousin first. But grief has a way of drawing two lonely people together, and the comfort Brice offers keeps turning into something neither of them can name — something that feels like betrayal and salvation all at once.
Loving Camille means defying the curse, the town, and the ghost of a good man. But some hearts are too stubborn to stay broken, and some love is worth the whispers. Can a Bailey convince a Smythe that surviving loss isn'''t the same as being forbidden joy?
A tender, second-chance-at-love romance about grief, guilt, and hope. Sweet and clean.
forbidden love * a cousin’s widow * grief to hope * second chance at love * slow burn * clean & sweet
Genre: Romance
Camille Smythe married into the Bailey family once already — and buried her young husband, just like the curse always promised. Now she’s a widow with a wounded heart, trying to build a life in a town that only ever sees her loss. The last thing she needs is to fall for another Bailey.
Brice Bailey has loved Camille quietly for years, and hated himself for it, because she belonged to his cousin first. But grief has a way of drawing two lonely people together, and the comfort Brice offers keeps turning into something neither of them can name — something that feels like betrayal and salvation all at once.
Loving Camille means defying the curse, the town, and the ghost of a good man. But some hearts are too stubborn to stay broken, and some love is worth the whispers. Can a Bailey convince a Smythe that surviving loss isn'''t the same as being forbidden joy?
A tender, second-chance-at-love romance about grief, guilt, and hope. Sweet and clean.
forbidden love * a cousin’s widow * grief to hope * second chance at love * slow burn * clean & sweet
Genre: Romance