All They Ever Wanted

by Tracy Solheim

Overview

All he ever fought for...

Miles McAlister had been dreaming of representing his hometown of Chances Inlet, North Carolina in national politics since he was ten years old. So when his mother fractures a hip, Miles seizes the day and moves home to manage her upscale B&B while rolling out his campaign for Congress at the same time. But his carefully orchestrated life begins to unravel quickly. He discovers the path to political stardom isn't as easy to navigate as he thought. Especially when people working both for him and opposing him attempt to turn him against the very ideals he's trying to uphold. Making matters worse is the inn's stubborn, mysterious, and distractingly beautiful cook. Miles doesn't trust her, but he can't seem to get rid of her. Or keep his hands off of her. He's loved and lost before, so falling for Lori Buchman is not part of his plan.

All she ever feared...

Lori just wants to do her job and be left alone until she can safely move on. The last thing she needs is to get involved with her boss's Dudley Do Right son. Miles proves to be too sexy to ignore, however. Their heated fling elicits feelings deeper than either of them anticipated. But everything about Lori is a lie. She's harboring a secret that'll destroy Miles's career, and when the truth gets out it's going to shock Chances Inlet to its core, forcing Miles to make the hardest decision of his life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949270129
Publisher:	Sun Home Productions
Publication date:	05/01/2022
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Tracy Solheim is the author of international bestselling contemporary romance novels featuring hot football players and the women who love them. In addition to writing novels, she is a regular columnist for USA Today's Happily Ever After Blog. She lives in Georgia with her husband, two nearly adult children, a Labrador retriever who thinks she’s a cat and a horse named after her first novel: Game On. When Tracy's not at the barn with her daughter or working out with friends—i.e. lifting heavy bottles of wine—she’s writing. Except for when she’s reading, but that’s just research.

Editorial Reviews

03/07/2016
Book two of Solheim's Second Chances series (after Back to Before) succumbs early to its lead-weight back story and winsome secondary characters, making for a sluggish, digression-plagued read. Congressional candidate Miles McAlister, second child of bed-and-breakfast owner Patricia, has shifted his campaign operations to her inn, purportedly to help run the place while his mother recuperates from a broken hip sustained in a car accident. The actual work is done by Lori Hunt, the cook, who incurs Miles's suspicion, though he can neither bully her nor kiss her into admitting that she is running from a sordid past. The couple spins in slow circles of accusation-kiss-standoff before finally falling into bed, thereby allowing some small advancement of the plot to happen. The spectacle of a career politician deploying threats and sexual coercion, justified by "You weren't putting up much of a protest," may be uncomfortably plausible, but calling it "romance" isn't. Agent: Melissa Jeglinski, Knight Agency. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Second Chances novels
 
“As refreshing as the North Carolina surf, and just as rewarding.”—Book Page 
 
“A brisk heartfelt read.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“A perfect read if you love romance.”—The Reading Cafe
 
“I'm already anticipating my next visit to Chances Inlet.”—The Romance Dish
 
“A knockout feel good read.”—Talking Books Blog

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