Falling For....The Enemy
(2025)(The fifth book in the Willowbrook Falls series)
A Story by Cathlyn Sweets
I have spent years building walls around my heart, and I like them just fine.
After a breakup and the endless cycle of small-town gossip that followed, I swore off men, romance, and anything that remotely resembles love. Instead, I pour everything I have into my job as a park ranger, protecting the only thing that’s never let me down—Willowbrook Woods. This forest is my sanctuary, my purpose. And I won’t let anyone disturb its peace.
Then he shows up.
Ben Foster. World-renowned artist. Big-city charmer. And my newest headache. The sculptures he leaves along the trails may impress the tourists, but all I see is disruption—another man barging in and taking whatever he wants. He insists his art belongs here, that it honors the land I love. But I’ve been fooled by pretty words before.
The problem? He doesn’t just carve animals and landscapes; he carves right through my defenses. With every piece he leaves behind, I feel my resolve cracking. Day by day, encounter by frustrating encounter, I start to see the man beneath the artist—the one who understands loneliness, who is searching for connection just as much as I am.
But when a wealthy developer offers Ben the opportunity of a lifetime—one that could cost me everything I’ve worked to protect—I realize falling for him might mean losing the only thing I still trust: my home, my sanctuary, my heart.
Now, I have to ask myself: Do I let go of the past and take a chance on love? Or do I hold on so tightly to the life I’ve built that I end up pushing away the one person who’s finally making me feel alive again?
What to expect:
After a breakup and the endless cycle of small-town gossip that followed, I swore off men, romance, and anything that remotely resembles love. Instead, I pour everything I have into my job as a park ranger, protecting the only thing that’s never let me down—Willowbrook Woods. This forest is my sanctuary, my purpose. And I won’t let anyone disturb its peace.
Then he shows up.
Ben Foster. World-renowned artist. Big-city charmer. And my newest headache. The sculptures he leaves along the trails may impress the tourists, but all I see is disruption—another man barging in and taking whatever he wants. He insists his art belongs here, that it honors the land I love. But I’ve been fooled by pretty words before.
The problem? He doesn’t just carve animals and landscapes; he carves right through my defenses. With every piece he leaves behind, I feel my resolve cracking. Day by day, encounter by frustrating encounter, I start to see the man beneath the artist—the one who understands loneliness, who is searching for connection just as much as I am.
But when a wealthy developer offers Ben the opportunity of a lifetime—one that could cost me everything I’ve worked to protect—I realize falling for him might mean losing the only thing I still trust: my home, my sanctuary, my heart.
Now, I have to ask myself: Do I let go of the past and take a chance on love? Or do I hold on so tightly to the life I’ve built that I end up pushing away the one person who’s finally making me feel alive again?
What to expect:
- Small Town
Enemies-to-Lovers
Slow Burn Romance
Characters in their forties
Genre: Romance
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