Beholden (Carmel Cove, #1)

Beholden (Carmel Cove, #1)

Rebecca Sharp

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Laurel Ocean knows loss like the sea knows the shore. When the loss of her grandfather brings her back to her hometown, unexpectedly inheriting the shambles of her family’s coffee shop, her first instinct is to run. After all, it’s just something else to lose. So, Laurel makes a plan: fix up the business, sell it, and get out of town. And it would’ve been perfect… if the building hadn’t come with a condition: a stubborn, broody, and distractingly sexy contractor. Eli Downing made a promise to look after Laurel, and offering to repair the coffeeshop is just the start. He’s not going anywhere whether she likes it or not. And for as many walls as she pays him to fix, he’s determined to tear down the same from around her hardened heart. The longer she stays, the more Laurel finds herself beholden. To her family’s legacy. To her loyal hometown. And to the man healing her heart. But when loss draws another line in the sand, will she flee from her fears or fight for her future?

Publication Year: 2020


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  • Wilko
    Mar 13, 2025
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    laurel hasn't been home after tragedy struck and she lost her parents, but now she is brought back home due to another that has literally broken her and what she thought would be a quick visit turns into so much more. Your heart breaks for Laurel cuts deep and you just want to wrap her up in big hug and tell her it will be ok. Once you get to know Eli you understand why he is so passionate about keeping the Cafe and why he is loved in the town, so with sparks flying between him and Laurel, a town of amazing people, a coffee house and heart of the town to fix, a break-in to solve, weird acting relatives and an unexpected danger you have the perfect book to immerse yourself in and want the next one as soon as its over!!

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