Bethany Hauck

New Neighbor, Old Love Bethany Hauck

Michelle Johnson has spent over two years trying to get over Calum O'Malley. He broke her heart twice, once when he left her, and once when he wrote to tell her about his marriage to another woman. It took a lot of willpower, but Michelle put the heartbreak and anger behind her and moved on with her life. At least she thought she did, until her grandpa tells her about Calum's plan to return. Calum O'Malley did the only thing he could when he ran into the woman he thought he once loved. At the time they were both barely older than children, but that doesn't matter once he finds out about their son. He knows he must marry Clara, and he does. Although he makes the best of it, he can't seem to forget about the woman he loves and left behind, Michelle. Two years later and his wife is gone, buried behind the church in Carson City. Calum decides to travel back to McMinnville, and to the only family he's ever known, the Johnsons. He's hoping to give his son a taste of what it means to have a family. But that's not the only reason, he's hoping to have a chance to talk to Michelle and explain what happened. What he doesn't know, is that she might not be willing to listen, until she's laying face down over his knee.