Roots (Love on the Tyne #2)

Trauma after trauma has knocked Fran Lambert until she no longer recognises herself. Desperate for a fresh start, she’s finished her degree and returns home to make her life her own. That is, until she starts a new job at the family real estate agency and bumps into her childhood best friend… Ex-best friend.

For the last six years, Gabe Johnson has been working himself to the bone, just to avoid feelings he’d rather not feel, forget people he’d rather not forget, and regret that one night that changed his life for good. But working at the same family business as the girl who wants to forget him? It’s the second chance he never thought he’d have.

When they’re forced together on a project to promote the agency’s new interior design service, Gabe fights back against his past and grabs the opportunity to make things right.

But Fran has secrets, ones she’s too scared to reveal, even to those closest to her. When Gabe’s promises and bright blue eyes worm their way into her heart, she’s forced to find the courage to face her fears head-on.
With a second chance at their fingertips, will Gabe be able to regain Fran’s trust and bring her back to her roots, or will the fear of more heartache lose her a final chance at happiness?

Roots is an open-door, second-chance, contemporary romance with content suitable for readers aged 18+. Please read the content warnings for a list of the triggers; your mental health matters too.