My Almost Husband: A Small Town Runaway Bride Romance

Eight years ago, Nat left before the vows. Now her almost husband is the lawyer she turns to. Natalie Vance has built a Chicago law career on sharp judgment and total control. When a real-estate scandal puts both under scrutiny, she retreats to Maple Ridge-and the unfinished life she thought she'd escaped. Wyatt Hale can help her untangle the deal that threatens her future. Forgiving her is another matter. The hometown attorney hasn't forgotten the wedding that never happened, or the note she left instead of giving him a choice. Case files and late-night conversations put them in each other's orbit again. So do small-town gossip, old anger, and a chemistry that has survived eight years apart. But the closer they get, the harder it becomes to keep the case separate from everything they never said. Nat is ready to face the choices that brought her home. What she doesn't know is whether she can build a future that makes room for both her ambition and Wyatt-or whether he can risk believing she'll stay. An emotional, slow-burn small-town romance about earning trust, making your own choices, and getting a second chance with the person you once planned to marry.