Cross My Heart: A Sandpiper Cove Novel Book 2 by Genevieve Paul

A steamy, emotional small-town romance with romantic-suspense stakes—where the right kind of love doesn’t just feel good, it feels safe. Cross My Heart follows a survivor heroine rebuilding her confidence after an abusive relationship, and a detective hero who doesn’t believe in soul mates for himself… until the woman he can’t stop thinking about walks into his life.

Quinn Beckett has always had to look out for herself. With no real family and a past that taught her to keep her guard up, she’s used to surviving solo. The one time she let someone in, it turned into an abusive relationship that nearly destroyed her.

Needing distance—and a reset—Quinn spends the summer with her best friend in Sandpiper Cove, hoping the space will help her find the independent, confident woman she lost. It’s supposed to be temporary. Until she meets Colin Sullivan.

Colin is a detective who likes his life simple: work, and women with no strings, no feelings. He might believe soul mates exist… just not for him. But what starts as mutual attraction with Quinn turns into something intense and consuming—especially as threats from Quinn’s ex keep escalating. Colin will do whatever it takes to protect her, even if it means risking his career and putting his heart on the line.