Quit Bein' Ugly: A Second Chance at First Love by CJ Stevens

WELCOME BACK TO GRASSHOPPER VALLEY – WHERE THE TEA IS SWEET AND THE LOVE IS ALWAYS READY FOR A SECOND CHANCE… She married her college sweetheart in secret to protect the life he was building in the spotlight. But when cancer changed everything, Tess O’Malley made the hardest call of all—she let him go. Tess stayed behind in Grasshopper Valley, quietly rebuilding a life far from the headlines. Remission gave her a second chance at living—until a freak accident leaves her flat on her back…and brings her estranged husband crashing back into her world. Carter Beaumont didn’t just leave professional hockey with a Stanley Cup—he left with a broken heart. Known as the Monk of Monroe for steering clear of scandals and love alike, he’s returned home for one reason: the wife he never stopped loving. She guards her secrets and insists she’s fine. He knows her better than that—she’s not fine. She says their marriage is over. He says he’s not going anywhere. He let her go once. He won’t do it again. Read more