He's her ex's best friend. He's completely off-limits—and he's the first one who showed up when everything fell apart.

Violet has built everything on her own terms—her coffee shop, her family, her carefully managed life in Sweetbriar. What she hasn't managed is her marriage, which just ended in spectacular, humiliating fashion when she discovered her ex's affair. Her family rallies around her, loud and loyal as ever—but the person who showed up first, without being asked, is the one person she absolutely cannot have.

Jake has been in love with Violet for years. He's her ex's best friend, which meant loving her quietly, from a distance, watching her settle for a man who never deserved her. Wanting her always felt like a betrayal—of his friendship, of every line he swore he'd never cross. Now that she's finally free, every reason Jake had to stay quiet is gone. He's done pretending. His feelings were never going anywhere, and now, neither is he.

Violet has two boys to think about, a business to run, and a heart she isn't sure she can trust. Falling for Jake would complicate everything—her fresh start, her carefully reconstructed sense of self, and the fact that the whole town is watching.

The problem is, it might already be too late.

From the Heart is a warm, funny, and deeply romantic story about the love that was always there—hiding in plain sight, waiting for her to be ready.