True

by Linda Winfree

He walked away from who he never wanted to be. She longs for a chance to become herself. One night changes absolutely everything. For years, Caitlin Falconetti defined herself by her career and her daughter Eleanor. Her life as a single mother is orderly and predictable, everything her own childhood was not.

Until Eleanor’s father, Tick Calvert re-enters their lives. Steady and undeniably present, Tick is determined to be Eleanor’s daddy – and the man Caitlin deserves. Confronted with their undeniable chemistry and Tick’s unshakable confidence in them, Caitlin questions the guardedness she wears like armor. Perhaps she can allow herself to trust in him.

Old wounds – and Caitlin’s hurt over the way Tick’s mother struggles to accept her – complicate their attempts to blend their lives. But through it all, Tick remains true, not just to his promises but to his unwavering commitment to their fledgling family. Now Caitlin must decide – protect her carefully shielded heart or trust in the truth Tick paints for their life together.

✨ Second Chance

✨One Night Stand

✨Secret Baby

✨Fated Lovers

✨Wounded Protector Hero

✨Strong Heroine Overcoming Trauma

✨Single Mom Heroine

✨ Other Woman Drama (Hero’s mother)

✨Spicy Slow Burn with High Stakes

✨Opposites Attract – Grumpy/Sunshine

✨Workplace Romance

✨Law Enforcement/FBI Romance

✨Proximity and Coparenting

✨Found Family

✨HEA

Inspired by a desire to give one of the original Hearts of the South books a rewrite it deserved, the Absolutely series began as an exploration of how Tick and Caitlin really began. What developed was a new narrative, a new path for familiar characters, and I fell in love with this new life for one of my favorite couples. While you will see familiar faces from the Hearts of the South books, this series stands separately – but holding the same heat and emotion. Absolutely explores Tick and Caitlin’s undeniable chemistry and a love both of them desperately need.

True builds on the Happy For Now Tick and Caitlin discovered in Found.

426 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 30, 2025

About the author

How does a high school English teacher end up plotting murders? She uses her experiences as a cop’s wife to become a writer of romantic suspense! Linda Winfree lives in a quintessential small Georgia town with her husband and two children. By day, she teaches American Literature, advises the student government and coaches the drama team; by night she pens sultry books full of murder and mayhem.

Reviews

[Beeg Panda]

NTS: double check: 4 new books published as a re-write of Hold On to Me, Tick and Caitlin’s story. Thats a total of 5 books for 1 couple:

1 x book from the Hearts of the South series book #3:
Hold On to Me

4 x books from the Absolutely series/instalments:
Found Book 1 - Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 23, 2025
True Book 2 - Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2025
Valued Book 3 - Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2025
Happy Book 4 - Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2025

Tropes:
✨ Second Chance

✨One Night Stand

✨Secret Baby

✨Fated Lovers

✨Wounded Protector Hero

✨Strong Heroine Overcoming Trauma

✨Single Mom Heroine

✨Slow Burn with High Stakes

✨Workplace Romance

✨Law Enforcement/FBI Romance

✨Found Family

✨HFN (With HEA to Come)

✨Second Chance

✨Fated Lovers

✨Wounded Protector Hero

✨Strong Heroine Overcoming Trauma

✨Slow Burn with High Stakes

✨Small Town Boy, Big City Girl

✨Opposites Attract – Grumpy/Sunshine

✨Workplace Romance

✨Law Enforcement/FBI Romance

✨Family Conflict

✨HEA
✨ Second Chance

✨ Relationship in Crisis

✨ Wounded Protector Hero

✨ Strong Heroine Overcoming Trauma

✨ Romantic Suspense

✨Slow Burn with High Stakes

✨Workplace Romance

✨Law Enforcement/FBI Romance

✨Love Conquers All

✨Family Drama

✨Other Woman Drama (His Mother)

✨Happily Ever After