He's playing the long game for her heart, but can she trust a player with a past?
Globetrotting travel writer Sophie Newport has built her life around freedom, but when her grandfather's ailing health forces her back to Ireland after almost two decades away, she finds herself confronting the ghosts of a past she thought she'd left behind long ago.
Once her childhood nemesis, professional rugby player Declan O'Shaughnessy has transformed into the kind of man Sophie never saw coming. But it's not just his good looks or charisma that draws Sophie in. Beneath his brash cockiness, Declan is kind-hearted, generous, and unexpectedly sweet-a combination that disarms her at every turn.
Sophie's determined to keep her distance from the sexy Irishman, but Declan is relentless, his bold confidence hiding a vulnerability that calls to something deep within her. He's willing to fight for her and to show her that love doesn't have to mean losing herself. Now, will Sophie keep running from her past, or will she finally settle down and give love a try?
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