Hopeless

Description

In the small town of Chestnut Springs, military hero Beau Eaton returns home carrying the weight of a traumatic deployment—and the unwanted attention of a community determined to see him as invincible. Bailey Jensen, a guarded bartender from the wrong side of town, becomes his unexpected refuge, offering honesty and companionship when everyone else treats him with careful concern. When a playful bet leads to a fake engagement, Beau gains a reprieve from his family’s expectations while Bailey hopes his respected name can help her escape her own troubled reputation. But as their pretend relationship grows increasingly intimate, they must confront the pain, desire, and genuine feelings hiding beneath the arrangement.