Perfectly Broken

Tomas Dempsey has faith in the woman he loves. He is a gambler at heart and risks it all for Susanna Peters. After losing the only family she has ever known, trusting enough to give her heart to one man terrifies her. Yet, he persists in telling her a fairy tale to persuade her that he is a prince and she is a maiden.

Maybe if Susanna had met him sooner, or wasn’t so set in her ways. Or if her adoptive parents were still alive, she might be able to grip onto the ledge and pull herself up. As it was, she was slipping down the slope, and though Tomas thought he could catch her, she knew differently.

And he persisted in telling her a fairy tale in an attempt to persuade her that he was a prince and she was a maiden. That would be nice. But life was harsh, and things didn’t work out just because some romantic guy decided to play pretend.