Beacon Hill Series by Emily Mayer

One phone call was all it took to upend my entire life in completely unexpected ways.Whoever said that you can’t go home again was a lair. After the senior year from hell, I had spent a decade trying to avoid Beacon Hill and its residents. My luck came to a sudden end after daddy had an incident with a rotted floor. In and out , I promised myself. I was just there to help my parents for a week or two tops.Things in Beacon Hill hadn’t changed much since I’d been home last... moreOne phone call was all it took to upend my entire life in completely unexpected ways.Whoever said that you can’t go home again was a lair. After the senior year from hell, I had spent a decade trying to avoid Beacon Hill and its residents. My luck came to a sudden end after daddy had an incident with a rotted floor. In and out , I promised myself. I was just there to help my parents for a week or two tops.Things in Beacon Hill hadn’t changed much since I’d been home last. Mama still worked at the hub of gossip known as Trixie’s , Mrs. Thomas still made the best chicken salad in all of Georgia, and my sister was still the devil in a pushup bra. And of course, the St. James family was still local royalty. Our very own version of the Kennedys.Imagine my surprise when I discovered that, not only is my sister back in town after a failed modeling career, she’s also engaged to Macon St. James. The golden boy of Beacon Hill, and the star of every single one of my teenage fantasies.The biggest surprise of all was Holden St. James. I thought he would be one of the villains in this story, but I was learning that I had been wrong about a lot of things. And Holden just might be worth coming home for…. less

I, Posey Matthews, have fallen from grace in an utterly spectacular fashion. The fall landed me in Beacon Hill and straight into the path of Ford Calhoun. I was the perfect daughter with a practiced smile for every occasion. My father held me up as a beacon of morality to his entire church. Until one mistake cost me everything. I don’t regret it though, not even on my worst days. And I have had a lot of worst days recently... moreI, Posey Matthews, have fallen from grace in an utterly spectacular fashion. The fall landed me in Beacon Hill and straight into the path of Ford Calhoun. I was the perfect daughter with a practiced smile for every occasion. My father held me up as a beacon of morality to his entire church. Until one mistake cost me everything. I don’t regret it though, not even on my worst days. And I have had a lot of worst days recently.When my Aunt Madge offers me a job and a place to stay, I pack up the remnants of our life and head to Beacon Hill, Georgia. The happiest weeks of my life were spent here with her every summer growing up, and as soon as she wraps me in her arms, I know we’re home.It feels like the entire town has welcomed us with open arms. Well except my new coworker. Ford Calhoun is dangerous. He says one thing with his words, but his actions are saying something very different. I don’t know which to trust. But Ford is wearing down my resolve with every glimpse of his soft side, and I’m beginning to think he might be a risk worth taking. less