Wes and Addie Had Their Chance

Returning to the cozy setting of Adelaide Springs, Colo., Turner (Cole and Laila are Just Friends) delivers a sweet second-chance romance. Addie Atwater-Elwyn left her job as a CIA analyst and developed an alcohol abuse problem following the murder of her husband, CIA operative Joel Elwyn. Now in recovery but still mourning deeply, she heads home to Adelaide Springs, where she moves back in with her father, the town doctor, and reconnects with old friends, including some familiar faces for Turner fans. There’s only one person from her past whom Addie doesn’t want to see: Wes Hobbs, her first love who left her at the altar when they were 18. Two decades later, Wes is a beloved senator and a front-runner in the presidential race. The townsfolk, who all took Addie’s side in the breakup, don’t welcome him home kindly, but Wes is back in Adelaide Springs to wrestle with a professional secret—and his burning desire to make things right with Addie. Turner makes their emotional rekindling sing, taking special care in portraying Addie’s fraught feelings about entering a new relationship after her husband’s death. Readers will hope for further visits to this bucolic town. (July)