Rebecca Leigh Dale

Cassandra Rebecca Leigh Dale

Cassandra Hale had a charmed life with great friends, a dream career and a man she loved...until he left her without a word. Five years later he returns but he's different. So is she. She still had great friends and a dream career but she is now the single mother of an eight year old daughter with abandonment and trust issues, with which Cassandra can relate. She had no time or place in her life for a man. Especially not Charles Everett Preston!Chad Preston had always loved Cassandra but being eight years her senior their relationship had always had to remain platonic until she graduated from college when he promised to ask her to be his wife. Lies and betrayal made that future impossible and forced him to leave to protect his child. He knew leaving without a word would hurt Cassi but she was the sister of the woman who had cost him everything. Now he was back and realized that although he had locked up his heart, he still desired the now adult Cassandra. He was surprised when she agreed that she, too, was only interested in a no-strings sexual relationship. Until circumstances forces them to come together to present a united front as a couple. Can Cassandra and Chad move beyond the lies, betrayals and pain to become the family they were always meant to be?Some sexual content but without crude terminology or profanity. This is the second book in the Girls of Rainbow Rock series but is a complete novel and can be read as a stand-alone with a guaranteed HEA ending. For better enjoyment read the books in order starting with book one: BETHANY.