She survived a forced marriage. Now the man she has always loved has finally returned-but happily ever after may be the most dangerous dream of all.After everything Hattie Garland has endured, she is finally free to build a life of her own. Wealthy, independent, and fiercely devoted to her family, she has risen far beyond the poor Missouri farm girl she once was.And now Ira Saxon-the man Hattie has loved for years-is coming home.For the first time, the future Hattie has always dreamed about seems within reach. But Ira is no longer quite the man she remembers. His time away has changed him, and beneath his promises and affection are secrets Hattie cannot understand.Then Nicholas Starr arrives in Gallatin.Handsome, calculating, and dangerously interested in Hattie and her fortune, Nicholas enters her life with motives of his own. From the moment they meet, Hattie senses something unsettling about him.When Nicholas learns exactly who she is, one thought crosses his mind:I couldn't have timed this more perfectly.With her former husband Abner still determined to make her suffer, Nicholas quietly maneuvering behind the scenes, and Ira hiding truths that could destroy everything between them, Hattie finds herself surrounded by people whose intentions are not what they seem.Yet Hattie is no longer the frightened young woman who was once forced into marriage.She has money.She has influence.She has family fiercely devoted to her.And she has an entourage sworn to protect her.But none of them can protect her heart.As wedding plans move forward, lies deepen, loyalties shift, and dangerous schemes begin unfolding around Silver Creek. Hattie must decide whether the love she has carried in her heart for years can survive the truth-or whether the future she has dreamed about is nothing more than a perfect illusion.Rich with romance, betrayal, family drama, suspense, and the sweeping atmosphere of nineteenth-century America, Falling Into Love is Book 2 of Sky Alexander's The Fires of Love & Hate series.
