Shine Bright

Alina is just trying to get through a bad week and find her footing again after falling out with her best friend when she meets a handsome stranger at the bank. Before they can introduce themselves they are interrupted by a robbery and taken hostage. Sparks fly between them as Alina and Donovan work together to save the hostages and themselves but Donovan is too wary to pursue more and walks away from their intense connection.

Six months later Alina learns that she has been accepted into a prestigious artist fellowship and is thrilled that all her hard work is paying off. When she and Donovan reconnect in a sizzling reunion it seems her dreams are coming true, only to have their evening interrupted by a vicious assault. Donovan spends the weekend caring for Alina’s well-being before she goes off for her fellowship retreat but ghosts from both of their pasts threaten to derail their budding romance before it even begins.

Can Alina find the confidence to claim what she truly wants? Will Donovan be able to leave his guilt behind in order to see the beauty that is right in front of him?

Shine Bright is the debut novel from writer Hazel Monroe. It contains a romantic picnic, a steamy elevator scene, no cliffhangers, and of course a HEA.