The Rose: Book 1 of The Lake Series

By: Johnson, Je

She bought the bar to bury her past.

He came to the lake to escape his future.

Neither expected The Rose to change everything.

Lola Parker walked away from a high-powered legal career-and the wreckage of her old life-to run a quiet bar on a North Carolina lake. She wanted peace. Solitude. A place to heal. But when Nolin Lake, a wealthy trucking tycoon with a fianc e he doesn't love, steps into her world, the calm she's created begins to unravel.

Their connection is instant. Their chemistry, undeniable.

But he's not free. And she's got secrets of her own.

As threats from Nolin's past collide with the ghosts of Lola's, betrayal, blackmail, and a courtroom battle threaten to destroy the fragile life she's rebuilt. In the middle of it all, they'll have to decide:

Is love worth risking the lies they've lived to protect?

Welcome to The Rose-where second chances bloom, and nothing stays buried forever

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FZHMPMCF
• ISBN13: 9798272897602
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"