Maggie — Violet Howe

I've fallen in love twice in my life. The first time, I was nineteen. Naïve. Passionate. Willing to believe fairy tales existed. The choices I made for love back then ruined my ballet career, destroyed my dreams, and left my heart shattered. I survived by closing myself off to any possibility of repeating the same mistakes. This time, I'm forty-nine. Older. Wiser. Unwilling to give up my independence and risk losing myself again. But this city girl has never danced with a cowboy before, and his rugged good looks and gentle charm are threatening to tumble the walls I've built around my fragile heart. The past has a way of coming back around, though, and sometimes we can't escape the mistakes we've made. This standalone novel in the Tales Behind the Veils series is a roller coaster ride of emotions with parallel love stories that prove love is a risk no matter what age you are.