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From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes this new captivating and heartwarming novel in the Chesapeake Diaries contemporary romance series. When Ellis Chapman discovers her father was running a Ponzi-type scheme, her world falls apart. With no job and nowhere to go, Ellie lands in St. Dennis, where her deceased mother has left her property. Trying to keep her identity a secret, Ellie goes by her first and middle names only. Her plan is to sell the house immediately, take the money from the sale and move on with her life. Unfortunately, the house needs fixing-up, and borrowing money from her last remaining friend, she hires the local contractor Cameron O'Connor. Connor's immediately attracted to Ellie but after being left at the altar, he has some trust issues where women are concerned. Despite Ellie's plans to keep her head down and just go about the business of fixing up the house, she finds herself drawn more and more into life in St. Dennis and its residents. And then there's Cameron, who makes Ellie want to stay and make a home for herself in the small bayside town... About the Author MARIAH STEWART is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. A native of Hightstown, New Jersey, she lives with her husband and their dogs amid the rolling hills and Amish farms of southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she gardens, reads, and enjoys country life.