New Release: The Careless Catch

If you’ve been following my Unclaimed Hearts series, then you already know Jonah Rhodes — the loyal, lovable guy with a clumsy streak and a heart that always seemed to be in the right place, even when his feet weren’t.

But Jonah had a brother.

Luke Rhodes.

And if you remember Luke, you probably remember that he had a habit of making Jonah the butt of the joke. Not because he was cruel. Not really. Luke was charming, careless, and a little too good at getting away with things. He could laugh something off before anyone had the chance to notice it hurt.

I knew there was more to him than that.

I wanted to know what happens when a man like Luke finally has to look at the damage he caused. What happens when charm is not enough anymore. What happens when the woman he once kept hidden becomes the woman he cannot bear to lose.

That question became book two of the Unclaimed Hearts series: The Careless Catch.

Luke Rhodes has always been the kind of man women notice. Broad shoulders. Easy grin. Fresh fade. Clean charm. No strings. No regrets. At least, that is what he tells himself.

Megan Marlowe knows better.

Back in high school, Luke was the golden football boy, and Megan was the bookish girl who helped him pass science. Behind closed doors, he wanted her. In public, he acted like she was nothing. She was his secret, his convenience, and his first real mistake.

Now Megan is a single mother of two, doing everything she can to save her father’s struggling Lake Highlands hardware store. Luke is still her most loyal customer, still leaning on her counter, still calling her Maggie like he has any right.

Then Cruz, her ex-husband’s dangerous former best friend, offers Megan a way out: marry him, and he will save the store.

Luke should have no say.

But the thought of losing Megan finally forces him to face the truth. She was never just an old friend. She was the woman he hurt. The woman he took for granted. The woman who saw him before he knew how to see himself.

And now wanting her is not enough. He has to earn her.

The Careless Catch is a steamy second-chance contemporary romance about a cocky, un-self-aware hero, the overlooked woman he never deserved, and the long, messy road between regret and redemption.

If you love romances with old wounds, unfinished history, small-town tension, and a man who has to work for his second chance, I hope Luke and Megan’s story finds its way to you.

You can find The Careless Catch now on Amazon.