Hard to Catch: A Slow Burn, Found Family Small Town Romance (Halvorsen Brothers #4)

A runaway tide. A fortress of control. A love that refuses to stay contained.
Sometimes the only way to stay afloat is to let yourself drown.

Tanya
I built my life to be unsinkable—every plan accounted for, every door locked tight. After everything that came before, safety isn’t a feeling. It’s a system.
Then Sawyer Halvorsen drifts into town like a storm front—reckless, charming, impossible to ignore. He laughs at danger, makes friends out of chaos, and looks at me like I’m not the careful woman I pretend to be.
I should know better than to get close. But when the waves start rising, it’s Sawyer who keeps showing up… and I’m so damn tired of standing alone against the tide.

Sawyer
I don’t do roots. Never have. Give me open water, a boat that leaks just enough to keep me humble, and a sunrise to chase. That’s all I need.
Then there’s Tanya Delaney—all sharp edges and impossible calm, like she’s holding the whole damn world steady with her bare hands. She says she doesn’t need saving. Maybe she doesn’t.
But I’ve spent my whole life pretending the monsters were just stories. Turns out, they’re real—and maybe it’s time I stopped running.

Hard to Catch is a heartfelt, slow-burn small-town romance about learning when to let go, when to fight, and when to trust that someone will stay.

Perfect for readers who
• Witty banter hiding deeper wounds
• Protective chaos gremlin x cautious single mom
• Emotional intimacy and second chances
• Found family and seaside storms
• “He keeps showing up” energy
• Small-town tenderness with big feelings

He’s not the kind of man she planned for.
She’s not the kind of woman he thought he’d deserve.
But some storms don’t destroy—they uncover what’s been waiting beneath.

Each Halvorsen Brothers novel can be read as a standalone, but reading in order brings deeper emotional payoff.