She went to the bridge to say hello. She fled to say goodbye. He followed her home to say he’s staying.
Betty Jo is sixty-seven years old, and she knows the rules of a respectable life: keep the house clean, keep the doors locked, and never let the neighbors see you sweat. She is a woman of "sensible skirts" and silence. But for one night, she dares to be the girl she used to be. She puts on the "Coral Rose" lipstick and drives to the Old Creek Bridge to meet Beau Miller—the man who was always the wind to her stone.
But when she gets there, the fifty yards between her car and his arms feels like an ocean. Paralyzed by the fear of being seen—really seen, with all her wrinkles and years—Betty Jo chooses safety. She slams the car into reverse and leaves him standing in the dust.
She thinks she’s safe. She thinks she can scrub the night away with hot water and denial.
She’s wrong.
Beau Miller is done waiting. He’s done being a ghost. And when a rumbling Ford truck pulls up to the "Sold" sign two doors down from Betty Jo’s sanctuary, the quietest street in town is about to get a wake-up call. He isn’t there to chase her; he’s there to live. Loudly. Brightly. And right where she can’t ignore him.
Perfect for fans of emotional second-chance romances and stories about finding love when you think the best years are behind you.
Genre: Romance
Betty Jo is sixty-seven years old, and she knows the rules of a respectable life: keep the house clean, keep the doors locked, and never let the neighbors see you sweat. She is a woman of "sensible skirts" and silence. But for one night, she dares to be the girl she used to be. She puts on the "Coral Rose" lipstick and drives to the Old Creek Bridge to meet Beau Miller—the man who was always the wind to her stone.
But when she gets there, the fifty yards between her car and his arms feels like an ocean. Paralyzed by the fear of being seen—really seen, with all her wrinkles and years—Betty Jo chooses safety. She slams the car into reverse and leaves him standing in the dust.
She thinks she’s safe. She thinks she can scrub the night away with hot water and denial.
She’s wrong.
Beau Miller is done waiting. He’s done being a ghost. And when a rumbling Ford truck pulls up to the "Sold" sign two doors down from Betty Jo’s sanctuary, the quietest street in town is about to get a wake-up call. He isn’t there to chase her; he’s there to live. Loudly. Brightly. And right where she can’t ignore him.
Perfect for fans of emotional second-chance romances and stories about finding love when you think the best years are behind you.
Genre: Romance
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