Marissa Fleming isn't ready for motherhood. She's a sophomore in college when an unplanned pregnancy changes everything. Her boyfriend isn't interested in fatherhood, abortion is out of the question, and she can't bring herself to tell her parents or friends. Not knowing what to do, she does nothing until she gives birth in her dorm. Then there's another problem... what to do with the baby?

Libby Armstrong is sad and lonely, with no direction in life, until one cold November morning she notices an athletic bag next to the grocery cart corral. Inside, she discovers an abandoned newborn boy. She knows she should turn him in but refuses to condemn him to the foster care system. She decides to keep him, telling everyone he is hers, that she didn't know she was pregnant. Lie upon lie. But Baby David is worth it. His presence gives Libby the joy she'd been missing.

But Marissa can't get her baby out of her head. She's obsessed with finding him. When her path crosses Libby's, Marissa steals him and runs. But is she prepared for what it takes to provide for herself and the child? Can Libby find peace with the hole in her heart from the loss of David?

Learning to trust a man again, yeah sure, that sounds so easy. It's hard when you're a single mom with a beautiful daughter you feel you have to protect, as well as a past full of hurt and domestic violence. I barely made it out of my daughter's father's life alive.

As much as I'd love to be with a guy again, he's going to have to prove that he's worth it this time. 5 years of being alone would make any woman wonder what happened to the sexy side of her. My best friend thinks I'm ready to move forward, but I'm not sure yet.

Meeting a few law enforcement officers who neither of us can resist physically is nice, but it won't make me change my mind. Men are dangerous. Even if he is a freaking magician in between the sheets. My heart will take a while to conquer, and that's only if he's capable of not only being a good man to me, but he has to prove he can be the man my daughter deserves as well.

Arrested Heart is a standalone romance with lots of wit, love, and plot twists. It's full of hot sex, hard decisions, big hearts, and forever friendships. Take a peek and see if you can stop turning the pages.