It all started with a crash—literally. Emily was running late, clutching her books like a lifeline, when she crashed headfirst into the most magnetic stranger she'd ever seen. Ethan—charming, stormy-eyed, and effortlessly confident—sweeps in with a smile that makes her forget all about her disheveled hair and disastrous morning. Their chemistry is instant, undeniable, and... complicated. Because as much as Emily wants to let herself fall, Ethan isn't exactly an open book. There are secrets lurking behind that charming smile—secrets that tug him away when she needs him most. And just when she thinks she's starting to figure him out, he disappears again. But every time he reappears, it's with a tenderness that pulls her right back in. So, what's a girl to do? Walk away from the most thrilling connection she's ever felt? Or risk it all on a man who keeps running from his own past? In Hidden Hearts Holding, Emily faces a choice: trust the irresistible pull toward Ethan, or protect herself from the heartbreak she senses could be just around the corner. Because sometimes the greatest love stories are the hardest to hold onto—and the ones worth fighting for.