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But Penny is carrying a secret guaranteed to wreck any new relationship. Which is exactly what happens when she finally reveals it to Josh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs there still a chance for love to bloom? Or has Penny's deception ruined her second chance forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig Love in a Small Town is the heartwarming second book in the Huckleberry Ridge Romance series. If you enjoy clean, feel-good stories with relatable heroines and swoon worthy heroes, then you'll love K.T. 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She's long since given up on any possibility of finding love, so when a handsome stranger suddenly invades her safe place, she's stunned by the sudden awakening of desires she thought had died years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDawson Wickham loves life as a bachelor. He has everything he needs with his own home, a great family, and the perfect job. But he also loves mysteries, and when he accidentally stumbles upon the reclusive Kara and she flees from him, her bizarre reaction is a puzzle he just has to solve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKara knows that no man who sees her face could ever love her, so she does her best to rebuff Dawson's interest. But he's not the type to give up easily, especially once he begins to fall for her charm, wit and intelligence. 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