A Loving Heart

Celeste Prins is done with pressure and stress.She's glad to be back in her small home town in Aspen Valley. She has plans. Downsize. Start a new business. Most of all, build a log house on her new lakefront property. The only person for the job is the taciturn and reclusive Wade Hicks, who instantly refuses.Wade wants Aspen Valley in his rear-view mirror.The town represents a shameful past, made worse by the disarray left by his late father, a hoarder, and the rumours of shady business dealings by the late uncle Wade worked with. Desperate for money while he works to clean up his family's mess, Wade is forced to accept Celeste's offer.Celeste's thrilled, though falling for the handsome contractor - no matter how good he looks coming out of the lake, dripping wet-was never in her plan. She's been burnt before by an untrustworthy partner and boyfriend. Not going down that road again.And Wade certainly has no intention of getting tangled up with a woman who could be his ex-fiancée's doppelganger, a woman who wasn't willing to stand up to the lies and rumours.Both Wade and Celeste endured broken trusts and built walls around their hearts. But as their attraction grows, can they find the faith and courage to open their lives to the possibility of a forever love?

Celeste Prins is done with pressure and stress.She's glad to be back in her small home town in Aspen Valley. She has plans. Downsize. Start a new business. Most of all, build a log house on her new lakefront property. The only person for the job is the taciturn and reclusive Wade Hicks, who instantly refuses.Wade wants Aspen Valley in his rear-view mirror.The town represents a shameful past, made worse by the disarray left by his late father, a hoarder, and the rumours of shady business dealings by the late uncle Wade worked with. Desperate for money while he works to clean up his family's mess, Wade is forced to accept Celeste's offer.Celeste's thrilled, though falling for the handsome contractor - no matter how good he looks coming out of the lake, dripping wet-was never in her plan. She's been burnt before by an untrustworthy partner and boyfriend. Not going down that road again.And Wade certainly has no intention of getting tangled up with a woman who could be his ex-fiancée's doppelganger, a woman who wasn't willing to stand up to the lies and rumours.Both Wade and Celeste endured broken trusts and built walls around their hearts. But as their attraction grows, can they find the faith and courage to open their lives to the possibility of a forever love?