Bitter Truth

For two wounded hearts, love is a risk in an emotional novel about family, past regrets, and future hopes by Jillian Liota and #1 New York Times bestselling author Meredith Wild.

After nine years in LA, aspiring singer Murphy Hawthorne leaves behind her broken dreams to return to her family’s vineyard. But as she helps open the property’s new restaurant, she faces a family still bitter about the fact she ever left, and old wounds quickly resurface. The only refreshing note is the handsome head chef, Wesley Hart.

Hired to draw more tourists to the Hawthorne vineyard, Wes is a culinary master with a reputation he wishes he could forget. Struggling with regrets and complex family dynamics of his own, he’s trying to start over, too. The biggest mistake he could make right now is to act on his attraction to his boss’s younger sister. If only he could get her out of his head…

Despite all the reasons to keep their distance, Murphy and Wes can’t deny the connection that keeps drawing them together. In each other, they find refuge and a sense of belonging neither could have imagined. But to forge a new future together, they must answer one important question: Can they face the past—and forgive it?

Meredith Wild is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of twenty-two novels. After self-publishing her debut novel, Hardwired, in 2013, Wild used her ten years of experience as a tech entrepreneur to form her own publishing imprint, forging relationships with major retailers and becoming one of the first indie authors to be fully stocked in brick-and-mortar bookstore chains nationwide. Both traditionally and self-published, Wild’s books have hit #1 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists. She has been featured on CBS This Morning, the Today show, the New York Times, the Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Publishers Weekly, and the Examiner. Her foreign rights have been sold in over twenty-three languages. She resides in Florida with her partner, her children, and their many cats.

Jillian Liota is the author of more than fifteen contemporary and new adult romance novels. Her writing has been praised for depth of character, strong female friendships, deliciously steamy scenes, and positive portrayal of mental health. Jillian is married to her best friend, has a three-legged pup with endless energy, and acts as a servant to a very temperamental cat. She currently lives in Georgia. For more information, visit jillianliota.com.