Forbidden love in a town where danger lurks at every corner. Emilia Bonacci, introverted daughter of an overbearing jewelry tycoon. For one brief moment, she had it all. Now she's on the run from a family who wants to destroy her. Small, charming, and picturesque. Harlow, Minnesota, seems like the perfect place to hide. Except a chance encounter throws her into the path of her forbidden first love... Blaine Callaghan always had dreams of living in a big city, until he made the mistake of falling for Emilia. Her powerful family doomed him to exile in this small town, away from his family and future. Seeing her now unearths years of buried love and resentment. But this earth-shattering attraction is impossible to avoid. Maybe they could be together this time. Except that anyone involved with Emilia will never be safe. If you enjoy Virgin River, slow-burn romance, quaint country towns, and a touch of suspense; you'll love Sapphires and Secrets. Curl up with the first book in this complete small-town romance series with a sinister mafia twist! Books in the Harlow Series: Book 1: Sapphires and Secrets Book 2: Secret Surrender Book 3: Secondhand Secrets Book 4: Small Town Secrets (Final book in Series.) --- Author's Note: Forbidden first lovers reunited. Opposites attract. Slow burn. Heat with heart and big emotions. Second Chances. Contemporary Romance, with a hint of women's Fiction. Angsty with bursts of humor. Suspenseful. Small-town. Blue collar hero. Strong, hot-mess heroine. Mafia connections and family drama. Happy ever after (HEA) wounded characters with a second chance at life. A tough hero who "gets it" and wants his woman to be whole. Steamy!