The Restless Holdout

Brody Ellsworth has spent seven years saying he's happy. He's gotten very good at sounding convincing.

Marriage? Kids? He doesn't need any of that.

Apparently, he doesn't need someone home for dinner, either.

Then Danica Hollister comes back to Dallas, and one conversation reminds him what it feels like to be understood-and how long he's been lonely.

Seven years ago, Danica risked her heart on him. He turned her down. Now she has two graduate degrees, a sharper sense of self-preservation, and absolutely no intention of helping him cheat or becoming his rebound.

Ending the wrong relationship is Brody's responsibility. Convincing Danica he wants her specifically will take considerably more than being single.

Between disastrous pottery, family interference, and kisses that make caution inconvenient, their old connection becomes something neither can laugh off. Brody finally knows what he wants: Danica, marriage, children, the whole messy life.

But Danica has heard him claim to be happy before.

This time, she needs to believe he means it.

The Restless Holdout is Book Seven in the Unclaimed Hearts series: a contemporary romantic comedy featuring a second chance, a seven-year age gap, holiday romance, and a happily ever after.

Content warnings: fade-to-black intimacy; strong language; breakup of a long-term relationship; attraction while still partnered; past rejection and fear of emotional abandonment. All romantic leads are adults.