An emotional, swoony, enemies to lovers, second chance romance featuring an arrogant, professional hockey player and the woman he left behind.
Everyone deserves a second chance…
Twelve years ago, Neil Pettit chose his dreams of becoming a professional hockey player over a life with Maddie Montesano and their daughter. Now he’s back in his hometown of Shady Grove, Pennsylvania, to fix his mistakes, finally be the father his daughter deserves and win back the only woman he’s ever loved.
Twelve years ago, Maddie didn’t think she could live without Neil in her life but she’s wiser now. Stronger. And the love she once had for him is long gone. She’s built a good life for herself and her daughter and the last thing she needs is Neil sauntering into town and stirring things up.
But Neil is no longer the boy who left her behind. And the more time Maddie spends with him, the more she realizes how much he’s changed. How good he is for their daughter. And how the crazy attraction she’s spent years ignoring still sizzles between them.
The temptation to give in and have Neil again is strong, especially when he offers that dream of forever she’d once coveted. But he’d already abandoned them once, and in order for them to be a family, she’s going to have to be brave enough to trust him again.
And love him enough to forgive him.
**Please be aware this book discusses topics some might find triggering including depression and off the page self harm.
Talk of the Town is a small-town contemporary romance filled with heat, high emotion and a hard-earned happy-ever-after. It’s book one in the In Shady Grove series.