Her Heart's Promise — Carolyne Aarsen

----- previously published as A Bride at Last in 1999

She's a journalist on a mission. He's in heart… and in her way. Will they have to choose between justice and love?
As the plain older sibling to two beautiful sisters, Nadine Laidlaw is used to being overlooked. But she refuses to let her late father's employer overlook his suspicious death. She aims to use her job as editor of the town newspaper to probe into the case, but there's only one problem. Her secret high school crush Clint just took over the paper, and he wants the story buried…

With her past feelings bubbling to the surface, Nadine continues to butt heads with her handsome boss. At the same time, she needs to deal with a sick mother, a matchmaking grandmother, and a fake boyfriend who turns out to be all too real. When Clint reveals a hidden truth about the past, Nadine has to make a choice: continue the quest for justice or find room in her busy life for love…

Her Heart's Promise is the second standalone book in the Sweethearts of Sweet Creek Series.
If you like plucky heroines, workplace romances, and surprising twists, then you'll love Carolyne Aarsen's alluring and mysterious tale.