Book guide
Hopeless
A fake engagement between the town hero and the outcast bartender turns into a chance at real belonging.
Genre and trope pairingsRomanceFake datingRomanceSmall townRomanceCowboyRomanceSlow burnRomanceAge gapContemporary RomanceFake datingContemporary RomanceSmall townContemporary RomanceCowboyContemporary RomanceSlow burnContemporary RomanceAge gap
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About Hopeless
Beau Eaton is Chestnut Springs' military hero with a tortured past, while Bailey is the shy bartender treated like an outsider. What begins as a wager and a fake engagement gives her his name, but their arrangement starts to uncover real desire, protection and hope.
Reading signals
- Spice
- High
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Chestnut Springs · Book 5 of 5
Content warnings
- PTSD
- alcoholism
- burn recovery
- skin grafts
- military service
- insomnia
- panic responses
- explicit sexual content
- strong language
