(PS: I also identify with her love for chocolate though she has much more knowledge than I do on making chocolates.) Read more (A trait I admire in some respects, but it also gave me a chance to see how others might view me as I feel I am similar in that trait.) But now that Zander is home, she finds her feelings for him shifting from friends only to more 'swoony' feelings that disturb her. Zander finds his feelings unchanged.Britt has long prided herself on her independence and on not needing anyone.

A home he left because he could no longer bear to watch his love, Britt, go through a series of boyfriends-and yet he couldn't bring himself to tell her he loved her as more than a friend.

Except that his truck's location doesn't match with his plans for the day and an injury that he claimed was a construction accident ends up being a bullet wound-which starts Carolyn and her nephew Zander down a path of investigation which reveals that Frank assumed the identity of a dead child (among other things).Frank's death brings world-traveling Zander home. This is what Carolyn faces after her husband, Frank, is found dead in his truck of a heart attack.

Imagine being married to someone for a good number of years and then losing him unexpectedly, only to find out that he wasn't at all who he said he was. The mystery story was more well rounded in my opinion while the romance suffered from the 'I love her but I can't tell her because if I do and she doesn't feel the same way I'll lose her'/'I want to be independent and love doesn't fit into that want.' dynamic that went on for far too long in my opinion. Despite it being billed as a romance, I would say it was both a romance and a mystery in the same novel. I did not read either of the first two books in this series so this is my introduction to the series. As they work together to uncover his uncle's tangled past, will the truth of what lies between them also, finally, come to light? Read more But while Britt is determined to resist any change in their relationship, Zander finds it increasingly difficult to keep his feelings hidden. Although this throws them into close proximity, both understand that an attempt at romance could jeopardize their once-in-a-lifetime friendship. When Zander's uncle dies of mysterious causes, he returns to Merryweather, Washington, to investigate, and Britt is immediately there to help. He's achieved a great deal but still lacks the only thing that ever truly mattered to him-Britt's heart. Zander is a bestselling author who's spent the past 18 months traveling the world. Independent and adventurous Britt channels her talent into creating chocolates at her hometown shop. Unbeknown to Britt, Zander has been in love with her for just as long. Britt Bradford and Zander Ford have been the best of friends since they met thirteen years ago.

Let it be me by becky wade