Only Love — Selene Chardou

Love should have been enough to hold her heart together, but it broke anyway… Deirdre Bardot never questioned if love could keep the relationship she had with Colin Van Den Meer together until an explosive secret rips their fragile bond apart. Colin and his brother are responsible for an unthinkable act. How can she love Colin if she can't trust him? Deirdre leaves Colin and everything she knows in Seattle to start over in La Jolla. Her new life comes with its own unexpected surprise -- neighbor Drake O'Connell… Drake isn't just sexy, he's dangerously drop dead gorgeous and a chef at the most popular restaurant in the city. Just when Deirdre thinks she has successfully started over, and things start heating up with Drake, she must face the consequences of leaving love behind. Colin isn't willing to simply let her walk out of his life. He wants to prove that despite all the secrets, the love they had was real. Deirdre must make a choice and break someone's heart… She can escape the pain of her past with Drake in La Jolla or go back to Seattle and work through it with Colin. Sometimes the heart isn't the best instrument to use when making life-altering decisions. When emotions conflict with logic, Deirdre must decide if she can let the past go. Can love be a cure-all when there is so much more than just her heart at stake?