Deflected Hearts

<p><strong>Poppy</strong></p><p>August Whitley was just a fling-someone fun to spend my time with no strings attached.</p><p>We broke things off before our feelings grew but it was already too late.</p><p>After leaving town I swore to myself that I would never look back.</p><p>And when I get surprising news I'm completely committed to doing it alone.</p><p><em>Until one night when he walks back into my life...</em></p><p><strong>August</strong></p><p><em>Poppy Williams</em>. She was an enigma and a mystery that I wanted to unravel.</p><p>Neither of us were ready for a commitment and after a misunderstanding she left town without a single word.</p><p>I tried to find her but it was as if she fell off the grid. It was messing with my head and becoming a threat to my hockey career.</p><p>Until one night one date with another girl... I find Poppy working at the restaurant and she's pregnant.</p><p><em>With my child.</em></p><p><strong>I let her leave me once before but this time I won't let her get away.</strong></p>