Garnet Flats

Talia Eden counted the days she loved Foster Madden: one year, two months and eleven days. The count ended on day 438, when he chose to marry her best friend. She swore then that she would never think of him again.

Years later, Foster turns up in Quincy, her small hometown in Montana, and asks for her help. His divorce papers are barely signed, and he arrives with apologies and promises. Talia is sure it is a ploy, since she knows him as a man who plays games and keeps secrets.

What he wants is training for a world championship fight, and she has no intention of giving it. But she has let herself forget what made him famous. Foster has built his life around winning, and he is steadfast and determined.

This is a contemporary romance built on a second chance and an old betrayal. The setup suggests a slow thaw between two people with a painful shared history, one who holds a grudge and one who refuses to quit until he has her back.