Forbidden Heart

Forbidden Heart She gave him her heart. He gave her rejection. A year later, fate gives them no choice but to face each other again. Cassandra made the biggest mistake of her life when she confessed her secret love to her brother's best friend. Seventeen years older, feared and respected as the town's police chief, John was everything she could never have. His cold rejection shattered her young heart and forced her to leave town—vowing never to look back. But destiny has other plans. When Cassandra returns a year later, stronger and more determined, she's carrying a secret that will change everything. To her shock, she'll have to work side by side with the one man she swore to forget—the man who haunted her every dream. John knows he should stay away. He's her brother's friend, her protector, and far too old for her. Yet resisting Cassandra is no longer an option. What began as a forbidden attraction now burns into an undeniable passion, threatening to destroy the careful walls he built around his heart. In a small town where everyone watches and every secret comes to light, can they fight for the love they were never supposed to have? Or will fear, guilt, and temptation tear them apart once again?