Ellie Hopf isn't looking for a new start, but it finds her in small-town New Mexico. Sent there to alleviate office tensions brought on by her ex-boyfriend, Ellie's assignment is to document a Valentine's Day festival held at Maxwell Creek Ranch. It's there that she meets ranch hand Tate, who's spent his own time running from problems.
Thanks to a nosy rancher's wife, Tate and Ellie keep bumping into one another while she's completing her assignment, and it's clear that they work well together. But when push comes to shove, can they both learn to trust? Or will Ellie run back to what she knows before she gives Tate a chance?
Where Hope Begins is a clean romance novella celebrating small-town romances and finding hope in the midst of hurt.