Wake My Heart: 1 (Jasper Falls)

When Ryan Clooney moves to the outskirts of a small town in Center County the last thing he expects to stumble into is love. Cursed to always be single hes burned-out on blind dates and pity plus-ones. Hes through waiting for The One to arrive. But once he meets Maggie the beautiful young widow next door who appears to be everything hes dreamed of finding in a woman his plans change.Maggie OMalley is not looking for love. Since losing her husband she has withdrawn as much as possible from small-town life and prefers to be left alone. But her new neighbor doesnt seem to understand her desire for privacy and the more he intrudes on her solitary life the more she remembers how wonderful friendship can be.Ryan is determined to win Maggies heart but it still belongs to her late husband. Life gets more complicated when Ryans big Irish family discovers Maggie is an OMalley since the OMalleys and Clooneys have been sworn enemies for over half a century.Will love and friendship be enough to heal a broken heart? Ryan believes so but convincing Maggie will take patience and skill.