The Bridesmaid Wore Sneakers — Cynthia Thomason

It takes courage to fall in love

To everyone in her rural Ohio community, Jude Foster O'Leary's dead husband is a war hero. Yet how can she forgive him for choosing the military over his family when they needed him most? And now the charitable foundation she established in his name is in danger of going belly-up, until Liam Manning comes to the single mother's rescue. But the financial adviser's arrival in Dancing Falls wasn't happenstance. Despite her attraction to the driven professional in his three-piece suit -- and Liam's winning way with her young son -- Jude has to protect herself from this caring, contradictory man who takes dangerous risks. And from the treacherous feelings Liam's awakening.