Wilder Valley

I've loved Maeve Wilder my whole life. She's never seen me as more than a friend but that's my fault. By the time I was brave enough to confess my feelings, I was too late. She met the man she would marry and it wasn't me. I missed my chance. Now we're in our thirties, still the best of friends, and I've made peace with the fact my unrequited love will never amount to more than a wild crush. Mostly. But when her husband walks out-leaving her to raise their three children alone, I'm the one who is there to pick up the pieces. Each night I fall asleep on her sofa, longing for her to see me as more than a friend. When she does, it changes everything. My heart belongs to hers, it always has. But when reality comes crashing down, will the life we've built over the last few months be enough for her to choose a forever with me? Wild Crush is a small town, single mom, unrequited love, best friends to lovers, steamy romance in the Wilder Valley series by USA Today Bestselling Author Kacey Shea. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone or start with Wild Hearts.

Sarah Baker was the first girl I ever loved. It didn't matter that we were high school sweethearts, our bond was unbreakable. Or so I thought. I enlisted in the military to make a life for us and she promised to wait. Only, she crushed my heart, along with our dreams, when she married someone else. Every inch of Wilder Valley is etched with memories of her, so I stay away, building a career for more than two decades. But I can't stay away forever. When I return home, nothing is the way I expect it to be. My family has changed, but most surprising is discovering that Sarah is back too. Separated from her husband, she's raising her two teenage boys, living with her parents, and waiting tables at the diner. Curiosity draws me to her, but that's not what makes me stay. From the moment our eyes meet, the feelings I'd long forgotten come rushing back. I've never loved anyone the way I've loved her. Maybe fate has brought us together again for a reason. Maybe finding each other too young was our only mistake. Maybe this is our second chance. Aiden and Sarah's book is the next standalone in the Wilder Valley series. This second chance, small town, single parent romance features a couple in their forties reconnecting after almost two decades apart.

The day I left Wilder Valley, I swore I'd never return. My dreams were too big for this small town, and I was determined to make it in LA, even if that meant leaving behind the man I loved. Now I'm back, broken-hearted and publicly humiliated after a colossal breakup live-streamed to the masses. I have no career or money to show for my twenty-three years away. If I could hide out anywhere else on the planet, I would. Instead, I resort to taking the only job in town. A nanny gig for my high school sweetheart. Life didn't go as planned for him either. Ryan Wilder might be running his family ranch and looking like a tall glass of water while doing it, but he's also drowning in responsibility, raising three children on his own, and dealing with the challenges of caring for his aging father. We strike up a deal to help each other out. He offers me a place to stay along with a steady paycheck. In exchange I keep his teenagers out of trouble while figuring out my next step. Everything is perfect until those pesky little feelings from our youth come roaring back. This time is different, though. We've experienced life and we know what we want. At least, I thought I did. All the dreams I had for myself existed outside of this town, but the more time I spend with Ryan and his family, the more I question everything. Including my wild heart. Wild Hearts is a second chance, small town, steamy, later in life romance between a single dad in his forties and the one who got away!

Twenty years ago I had the best night of my life. He was a musician passing through town and I was the naive college student who fell for his charm. We talked for hours, he made my body come alive, and in the early morning when he left, he promised to call. Spoiler alert. He never did. Wilder was the first man to show me fairytales or happily ever afters don't exist. Every man I've loved since has only confirmed it. I'm tired of giving my heart away and being met with disappointment. I need a break from everything. Which is how I end up in the Arizona mountains on a two week vacation. The last person I expect to see in this small town is him. Wilder. It doesn't matter that decades have passed or that his face is devoid of the smile burned into my memory, I'd recognize this man anywhere. Only, he doesn't remember me. Not when he's kind of an ass, and not when he follows me out to my car to apologize, and especially not when he offers to take me to dinner. I should say no. Hell, I should tell him to get lost. But instead, I give him my number . . . along with a fake name. There's no harm in having a little fun. Besides, it's not as if I'm going to fall in love. Only a fool would make that mistake twice. Wild Love is a one night stand, missed connections, second chance romance written as a modern twist on the classic Cinderella fairytale and features a couple in their forties finding love in a small town. Readers can enjoy Wild Love as a standalone, or they can begin with Wild Hearts, Ryan and Val's story.