As You Wish

Can a love that ended thirteen years ago become the beginning of a different future? In As You Wish, Elle Rivers returns to Strawberry Springs for a heartfelt contemporary romance about second chances, family responsibilities, and the courage to trust again. Jade Clark has decided that men are no longer worth the trouble. She would rather concentrate on her hometown and uncover the people behind its revitalization than risk another heartbreak. But her plans change when Gabriel Sinclair, the man she once loved, comes back to Strawberry Springs after thirteen years away. He arrives with his twin daughters, bringing new complications into a reunion that neither of them can easily ignore. Gabriel is struggling to manage his responsibilities as a father while keeping his career on track. His daughters are having a difficult time, and returning home means facing the woman whose heart he once broke. Although he initially has no intention of staying, being near Jade awakens feelings he has never completely resolved. As the two reconnect, they must reckon with their shared history and the reasons their relationship fell apart. Jade must decide whether she can risk being hurt again, while Gabriel must consider whether the life he has built elsewhere is still the life he wants. Their growing connection is complicated by family needs, personal ambitions, and the possibility that returning home could change everything. Set in the welcoming community of Strawberry Springs, the novel combines romantic tension with the challenges and rewards of family life. Readers can expect a relationship shaped by past mistakes, renewed attraction, parenting pressures, and the warmth of a close-knit small town. Ideal for adult romance readers who enjoy second-chance relationships, single-father heroes, lively children, found-family themes, and interconnected small-town romances, As You Wish continues the series with a story about learning from the past without letting it determine the future.