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Cedar Falls #2
A Summer to Shine
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Expected 24 Sep 26Laylah McPherson never planned to be a runaway bride.
She definitely never planned to crash into a moose on a stormy night and end up stranded in a lakeside town she’s never heard of. But when her car needs months of repairs, she begs the town’s infuriating (infuriatingly attractive) bar owner for a job while she hides from the life she left at the altar.
Lucas Hanson has no interest in being anyone’s hero.
A betrayal cost him his career, and he’s rebuilt a quieter life in Cedar Falls – one with no drama, and definitely no room for a bubbly socialite who has too many ideas, wears too much pink, and somehow convinces him to adopt a stray bar cat.
Unfortunately, she’s impossible to say no to.
Just as Laylah starts to build a life that’s finally her own, the controlling past she escaped catches up to her. She’ll have to choose: the life that was chosen for her … or risk everything for the one she’s chosen for herself.
A slow-burn, small town romance with a grumpy bar owner, a runaway bride, and one bed neither of them asked for.
She definitely never planned to crash into a moose on a stormy night and end up stranded in a lakeside town she’s never heard of. But when her car needs months of repairs, she begs the town’s infuriating (infuriatingly attractive) bar owner for a job while she hides from the life she left at the altar.
Lucas Hanson has no interest in being anyone’s hero.
A betrayal cost him his career, and he’s rebuilt a quieter life in Cedar Falls – one with no drama, and definitely no room for a bubbly socialite who has too many ideas, wears too much pink, and somehow convinces him to adopt a stray bar cat.
Unfortunately, she’s impossible to say no to.
Just as Laylah starts to build a life that’s finally her own, the controlling past she escaped catches up to her. She’ll have to choose: the life that was chosen for her … or risk everything for the one she’s chosen for herself.
A slow-burn, small town romance with a grumpy bar owner, a runaway bride, and one bed neither of them asked for.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication September 24, 2026
About the author
Michelle Ruoff
3 books20 followersMichelle Ruoff writes spicy small-town romance with a little magic. She is a technical writer turned romance author based in Florida. After earning her BA in English from the University of Florida and her MA in Professional Communication from Clemson University, she spent a decade in the tech industry before following her heart to romance.
She loves all romance tropes, but single-parent, childhood friends-to-lovers, and why-choose stories hold a special place in her reader heart. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her deep in an omegaverse (IYKYK), binge-watching Love Island, or pulling tarot cards with an iced coffee in hand.
She lives in Orlando with her husband and dog, Sage, the true love of her life and constant writing companion.
She loves all romance tropes, but single-parent, childhood friends-to-lovers, and why-choose stories hold a special place in her reader heart. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her deep in an omegaverse (IYKYK), binge-watching Love Island, or pulling tarot cards with an iced coffee in hand.
She lives in Orlando with her husband and dog, Sage, the true love of her life and constant writing companion.
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