Stolen Hearts: A Second Chance Small Town Romance

By Marcos Coelho

He stole my heart once. I swore I'd never let him near it again.

Five years ago, Liam Blackwood shattered me. The boy I loved with my whole soul walked away without a backward glance, leaving nothing but ashes and a broken promise. Now he's back in my life-not as the struggling artist I once knew, but as a cold, ruthless billionaire who looks at me like I'm a stranger.

And he wants me to play his fianc e.

The fake relationship romance is his idea: three months of pretending to be the woman who stole his heart, to secure the deal that will save his empire. I should say no. I need to say no. But the money he's offering could save my family's bookstore, and I've spent the last half-decade learning that dreams are for fools.

So I agree. I'll wear his ring, stand by his side, and pretend I don't remember the way his lips felt against mine. I'll be the perfect, smiling sunshine to his thunderous grumpy sunshine trope. I'll guard my heart with every wall I've built.

But Liam Blackwood was always a master of breaking through my defenses.

Between stolen glances and late-night conversations, the line between act and reality begins to blur. He's not the same man who left me. There's a haunted look in his eyes, shadows of a past he refuses to share. And the desire that flickers between us? It's as fierce and unforgiving as ever.

Yet the secrets that tore us apart are still there, buried beneath the lies we've both told. Can I trust him with my heart a second time? Or will history repeat itself, leaving me shattered and alone all over again?

He says this time is different. He says he's never stopped loving me.

But when the truth I've been hiding finally comes to light, will our stolen second chance at love survive-or will we lose each other for good?

What if the only heart he truly wants to steal is the one he already broke?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H8QC7LL9
• ISBN13: 9798187122479
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"