Falling For Gracie

Falling For Gracie
Susan Mallery

Fall in love all over again with a heartwarming reader-favorite from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery!First comes love, then comes marriage… At least, that was Gracie's plan at the ripe old age of fourteen, when she loved eighteen-year-old heartthrob Riley with a desperation that made her a town legend. Even now that she's all grown up, the locals in sleepy Los Lobos won't let her forget her youthful crush.And how can she, when she's face-to-face with Riley at every turn? The onetime bad boy has come back to town seeking respectability—but the sparks that fly between them are anything but respectable. Gracie's determined to keep her distance, but when someone sets out to ruin both their reputations, the two discover that first love is sometimes better the second time around.

Fall in love all over again with a heartwarming reader-favorite from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery!

First comes love, then comes marriage... At least, that was Gracie’s plan at the ripe old age of fourteen, when she loved eighteen-year-old heartthrob Riley with a desperation that made her a town legend. Even now that she’s all grown up, the locals in sleepy Los Lobos won’t let her forget her youthful crush.

And how can she, when she’s face-to-face with Riley at every turn? The onetime bad boy has come back to town seeking respectability—but the sparks that fly between them are anything but respectable. Gracie’s determined to keep her distance, but when someone sets out to ruin both their reputations, the two discover that first love is sometimes better the second time around.

Praise for #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery

“Susan Mallery is one of my favorites.”

—Debbie Macomber, New York Times bestselling author

“Heartfelt, funny, and utterly charming all the way through!”

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author, on Daughters of the Bride

“This insightful, laughter-laced story fairly crackles with sexual tension and has a lot to say about friendship, love, and relationships. Heartwarming and memorable.”

—Library Journal on Best of My Love

“Both heart-wrenching and warmhearted... A discerning, affecting look at three women facing surprising change and the powerful and uplifting impact of friends.”

—Kirkus Reviews on The Girls of Mischief Bay

“If you love your romance with plenty of family dynamics and drama, you’re going to adore this book!”

—RT Book Reviews, TOP PICK!, on Daughters of the Bride

“Mallery spins such an appealing town in Fool’s Gold that readers will want to move in, or at least return for many visits...this expertly characterized tale has heart and soul.”

—Publishers Weekly on Best of My Love

Falling for Gracie

Susan Mallery

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

To Hazel, with love and thanks.

Contents

Cover (#ufcbdd13b-33da-55d7-8c0a-9734be5fda55)

Back Cover Text (#u79386204-18a2-5d8b-b0d7-c05b19db43cf)

Praise (#u2a816191-f25b-5de6-b447-a943bcb22278)

Title Page (#u99ed6e07-39fa-597e-869d-d237384d1b3a)

Dedication (#ubb318efd-b76b-5437-af07-dcbc5a057632)

CHAPTER ONE (#u69c8dc46-785f-51be-8865-4da9340f2c51)

CHAPTER TWO (#u0c2a30d3-94a7-5641-8ddd-6b439bd7d846)

CHAPTER THREE (#uc0386685-c233-5239-ac1e-8c3ec5f804dc)

CHAPTER FOUR (#u7ce121dd-dc4a-5165-86c8-159abac36921)

CHAPTER FIVE (#ub0025e68-75d6-5c33-8edb-96085fe89e16)

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER TWENTY (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)

EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)