Courage Caroline: A Romance Novel

Take one secret, add intimacy and regret. Toss in a billionaire. What will happen?Caroline hasn't had a date in years. So what if she is lonely? Caroline is determined to build her branding business into a success, even if it means staying single and living with her Grandma to save on rent.But investing all her time into building her business means she's lost contact with the outside world, except the owners of the local café where she picks up her morning coffee. In exchange for a branding package, Caroline agrees to accept a lifetime of free coffee and pastries from Annie and Dan. She decides an upside to not dating is not caring about the extra padding to her hips from the extra treats.Her business is beginning to succeed, and she's hitting her stride when she meets Jolan at the café. Jolan is everything Caroline doesn't think she deserves. Still, his unexpected insecurities, sweet nature, and warm laugh make her want to get closer. Jolan is sexy enough to make her even say yes to attending one of his yoga classes, despite all her fears that the last place someone who looks like her belongs is in a yoga studio.When Jolan starts arriving to eat lunch with her and Gran every day, then Caroline can't help but begin to fall for him. How can she turn their friendship into romance? Then comes the chance of a lifetime: Jolan invites her to visit New York City with him.Caroline doesn't want to confide that she's scared to go. She's lived her entire life in a small rural town and has never been more than a few miles away from home.New York City. Perfect guy. A growing business. With everything finally beginning to go so right, what could go wrong?New York City is where Caroline plans on confessing her love to Jolan and turning their friendship into courtship. But a secret revelation and sequence of events will cause Caroline to gather enough courage to step out into New York City alone. For anyone else, it would be easy, but for Caroline going to dinner on her own is the small act of bravery that changes the rest of her life.Take one secret, add intimacy and regret. Toss in a billionaire. What will happen? Hit the 'Look Inside' or download a sample to your kindle to start reading now.