Willowleaf Lane - Raeanne Thayne

RaeAnne Thayne will capture your heart with her beautiful, touching stories. --Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River series \nSometimes going back is the best way to start over... \n \n Candy-shop owner Charlotte Caine knows temptation.To reboot her life and gain perspective, she's passing up sweet enticements left and right. But willpower doesn't come so easily when hell-raiser Spencer Gregory comes back to Hope's Crossing, bringing with him memories of broken promises and teen angst. A retired pro baseball player on the mend from injury--and a damaging scandal--he's interested in his own brand of reinvention. \n \n Now everything about Spencer's new-and-improved lifestyle, from his mission to build a rehab facility for injured veterans to his clear devotion to his preteen daughter, Peyton, touches Charlotte's heart. Holding on to past hurt is her only protection against falling for him--again. But if she takes the risk, will she find in Spencer a hometown heartbreaker or the hero she's always wanted? \n \nHope's Crossing \n \nBook 1: Blackberry Summer \nBook 2: Woodrose Mountain \nBook 3: Sweet Laurel Falls \nBook 4: Currant Creek Valley \nBook 5: Willowleaf Lane \nBook 6: Christmas in Snowflake Canyon \nBook 7: Wild Iris Ridge\n