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Heart Strings

Published
2026
Language
English

Synopsis

Lo doesn't believe in second chances. Surviving cancer taught her that life is too short to spend on someone who wronged you, and when the tough Texan moved to Galway for medical school, love was the last thing on her list. Then Aidan, a gorgeous, tattooed, mandolin-playing lawyer on a break from a world tour, slipped past her defenses anyway.

Two years after their short romance changed the course of both their lives before it fell apart, Lo and Aidan are back in the same room to celebrate a friend's wedding. She's closer than ever to becoming a doctor; he's still touring the world with his band. But the pull between them hasn't faded in the time they've spent apart, and neither of them is quite sure what to do about it.

The second book in the Love in Galway series, this is a contemporary second-chance romance about two people who have grown into different lives without growing out of each other.

About the author

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Ivy Fairbanks

Ivy Fairbanks writes romantic comedies centering diverse and disabled characters. Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, she has made representation in romance central to her work. She lives in the Tampa Bay area with her husband and son. Her debut novel, Morbidly Yours (2024), the first book in the Love in Galway series, is a slow-burn romance between a recently widowed Texan animator and a shy Irish undertaker.

Characters

Cielo "Lo" ValdezProtagonist

A cancer survivor and medical student in Galway who doesn't believe in second chances.

AIDANProtagonist

A tattooed, mandolin-playing lawyer and touring musician on a break from his world tour.

All characters in Heart Strings