Hearts of Aspen Valley Series by Carolyne Aarsen

A father determined to protect his betrayed heart and the son he loves A woman with unyielding plans to move on from the mistakes of her past. Liam Prins has come back to Aspen Valley to make a fresh start in life for himself and his son, Matthew. To fill the bitter void his divorce has created. Aspen Valley was his childhood home and Liam wants Matthew to experience the same sense of belonging and family... moreA father determined to protect his betrayed heart and the son he loves A woman with unyielding plans to move on from the mistakes of her past. Liam Prins has come back to Aspen Valley to make a fresh start in life for himself and his son, Matthew. To fill the bitter void his divorce has created. Aspen Valley was his childhood home and Liam wants Matthew to experience the same sense of belonging and family. The last thing he needs is for the boy to become attached to a woman who makes no secret of her plan to leave town. A woman who has drastically changed from the sweet and shy girl he once tutored to the spunky and sassy woman who is charismatic, charming and eye-catching. Liam is intrigued at the change in Aubrey but can’t afford to let his son become attached to her. Or himself. Aubrey doesn’t want anything to distract her from her plan to sell the restaurant she’s inherited and put Aspen Valley in her rear-view mirror. The town holds too many humiliating memories. Then Matthew and his handsome father come into her restaurant and back into her life. As her high school tutor, was her first crush and first love and the pull is still there. And his son Matthew steals her heart much like Liam once stole hers. But she’s not the shy, retiring girl she used to be and the mistakes she made haunt her still. As their attraction sparks and build, both must decide whether they should guard their hearts, or open themselves to the healing power of love.From USA Today Bestselling author, Carolyne Aarsen comes A Yearning Heart, a sweet romance about second chances at love and moving on from the pain of the past. Buy it today to continue your Asp less

He’s lasted eight seconds on rank broncs.Can he manage the rest of his life around the woman he never forgot?Battered in body and spirit, ex-rode star, Lucas Prins has come back home to settle down in Aspen Valley and ranch with his brothers. But to do that, they need to expand. And to do that, he needs to make a land deal with Aria Waldren, the woman he left behind. The woman he never felt worthy of.Aria Waldren thought she could handle Lucas Prins’ return to their home-town... moreHe’s lasted eight seconds on rank broncs.Can he manage the rest of his life around the woman he never forgot?Battered in body and spirit, ex-rode star, Lucas Prins has come back home to settle down in Aspen Valley and ranch with his brothers. But to do that, they need to expand. And to do that, he needs to make a land deal with Aria Waldren, the woman he left behind. The woman he never felt worthy of.Aria Waldren thought she could handle Lucas Prins’ return to their home-town. When he waltzed out of her life to chase his dreams, he broke her heart, shattered her dreams, but she got through, built up a law career and now is settled in her life. So there’s no way she’s letting someone who couldn’t respect what she needed control her emotions. But she got through their first face to face meeting in her office. So far so good.Lucas isn’t thrilled with the idea of being cast opposite Aria in the community play. But they are stuck and his family is invested in the production. And he’s not letting his family down again. He can do this. But it’s harder than he thought, looking into her eyes and pretending to be in love with her. Until his pretending shifts dangerously close to reality.Aria fights her changing feelings for Lucas, knowing she can’t trust him. She can’t give in. And his relationship with her deceased father is a complication she can’t work around. And yet….As they grow closer, the walls around Aria’s secrets start crumbling. When they fall, will her and Lucas still be together? less