Heavy Hearts
(2026)(A book in the Cedar Key Second Chance Romance: Secrets of Sandpiper Shores series)
A Story by Amy Rafferty
The night they should have celebrated forever… became the night everything broke.
June Dailey and Holt Dillinger were supposed to win. Harvard graduates. High school sweethearts. Newly married and built for greatness — in love, in law, in life. On their fourth anniversary, June arrives with two secrets: a prestigious offer from her late father’s law firm, and something even more life-changing.
But Holt has news of his own. He’s been accepted into the FBI — a dream born from grief, driven by purpose, and based in Virginia. Far from Miami. Far from her.
What begins with champagne ends in heartbreak. The dreams they once shared now pull them in opposite directions — and when Holt walks out, June makes a choice that changes everything.
Eighteen years later, June is a partner in that law firm. Married. Steady. Safe. But when her daughter returns with shocking news — engaged, leaving law school, and chasing a career June once ran from — the past comes crashing in. Then the phone rings.
Some losses never stay buried.
Some loves never truly fade.
And some secrets refuse to stay hidden.
Heavy Hearts is the unforgettable prequel to the Cedar Key Second Chance Romance Series— where one choice can echo across decades… and one night can rewrite a lifetime.
Start reading now — and discover the night everything changed. Forever.
Genre: Romance
June Dailey and Holt Dillinger were supposed to win. Harvard graduates. High school sweethearts. Newly married and built for greatness — in love, in law, in life. On their fourth anniversary, June arrives with two secrets: a prestigious offer from her late father’s law firm, and something even more life-changing.
But Holt has news of his own. He’s been accepted into the FBI — a dream born from grief, driven by purpose, and based in Virginia. Far from Miami. Far from her.
What begins with champagne ends in heartbreak. The dreams they once shared now pull them in opposite directions — and when Holt walks out, June makes a choice that changes everything.
Eighteen years later, June is a partner in that law firm. Married. Steady. Safe. But when her daughter returns with shocking news — engaged, leaving law school, and chasing a career June once ran from — the past comes crashing in. Then the phone rings.
Some losses never stay buried.
Some loves never truly fade.
And some secrets refuse to stay hidden.
Heavy Hearts is the unforgettable prequel to the Cedar Key Second Chance Romance Series— where one choice can echo across decades… and one night can rewrite a lifetime.
Start reading now — and discover the night everything changed. Forever.
Genre: Romance
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