The Midwife’s Playlist by Piper Lennox

The night Ford McLean crawled through my bedroom window, his playlist was born.
The day he left, he ruined every single song.
My name is Easton, and I catch babies.
When I’m called to a teen mom’s birth in the middle of a thunderstorm, the last person I expect to see is Caroline. No, scratch that: the last person I expect to see—the last person I want to see—is her brother.

Six years, and the sight of Ford still wrings my heart dry. His voice still melts me.
His smirk still pisses me off in ways he can’t even imagine.
Our small, Southern town broadcasts rumors 24/7, yet no one thought to tell me Ford was back. And now I’m stuck living near him all over again—stuck replaying the hell he put me through the last summer I saw him.
I swore I wouldn’t give him the time of day. I failed.
But I sure as hell won’t give him a second chance.

Once upon a time, I thought Easton Lawrence would be the girl who saved me.
I didn’t return to sleepy little Hillford for redemption; I don’t deserve it. I didn’t even return for her. I came back because my family needs me.
As soon as this is over, I’m out of here. Gone. A ghost.
At least, that was my plan. I didn’t count on seeing Easton again—much less confessing I’m still in love with her.
The day we met, she hated me: eight years old and sworn enemies. But as the years passed, I changed her mind. So maybe there’s hope.
Maybe I can change it again.