
Protected Hearts
A friends to lovers small town romance about the one who got away from Cissy Mecca
Cissy Mecca(Author)
Boldwood Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 20. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-1-83656-266-5 (ISBN)
Description
The brand new friends-to-lovers romance set in the small town of Cedar Falls! Perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, Catherine Cowles and Lyla Sage ???????????????? 'Cissy Mecca is a skilled writer of page-turning plots and unforgettable characters.' Bestseller Lucy Score, author of Story of my Life Every book in The Bachelor Pact series can be read as a standalone.
The Rules of the Bachelor Pact: Never date the neighbour...
Beck
It's probably a bad idea to fall for the one woman I was never supposed to touch. Mae O'Malley. . . my childhood best friend and the reason for Rule #1 of the Bachelor Pact: no dating the girl next door.
Following the rules has never been hard. Until Mae walks back into my life, fresh off a broken engagement and looking like a complication I want to make. She's sexy, smart, and more off-limits than ever. But I've never been one to give up easily, especially not when it comes to the only woman I've ever loved.
Mae
Coming home with my heart still broken from Paris wasn't part of the plan. But being surrounded by family, and Beck makes it easier. Or so I thought.
Because now he's looking at me like I'm something more than a friend, and suddenly I'm feeling things I never thought I would again. Butterflies. Hope. Beck's made it clear he's not the settling-down type, and I've been burned before. So why can't I protect my heart from the one person who's always had it?
Praise for Cissy Mecca?????????? 'Full to the brim with friendship, banter and a good dose of spice ??' Reader review
?????????? 'An entertaining, spicy, and fun small town romance' Reader review
?????????? 'I had a hard time putting this down! I recommend you add this to your TBR now!' Reader review
?????????? 'Love this town and the people in it' Reader review
The Rules of the Bachelor Pact: Never date the neighbour...
Beck
It's probably a bad idea to fall for the one woman I was never supposed to touch. Mae O'Malley. . . my childhood best friend and the reason for Rule #1 of the Bachelor Pact: no dating the girl next door.
Following the rules has never been hard. Until Mae walks back into my life, fresh off a broken engagement and looking like a complication I want to make. She's sexy, smart, and more off-limits than ever. But I've never been one to give up easily, especially not when it comes to the only woman I've ever loved.
Mae
Coming home with my heart still broken from Paris wasn't part of the plan. But being surrounded by family, and Beck makes it easier. Or so I thought.
Because now he's looking at me like I'm something more than a friend, and suddenly I'm feeling things I never thought I would again. Butterflies. Hope. Beck's made it clear he's not the settling-down type, and I've been burned before. So why can't I protect my heart from the one person who's always had it?
Praise for Cissy Mecca?????????? 'Full to the brim with friendship, banter and a good dose of spice ??' Reader review
?????????? 'An entertaining, spicy, and fun small town romance' Reader review
?????????? 'I had a hard time putting this down! I recommend you add this to your TBR now!' Reader review
?????????? 'Love this town and the people in it' Reader review
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Series
Edition
Large type / large print edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Edition type
Large type / large print edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
518 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83656-266-5 (9781836562665)
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Cissy Mecca
Protected Hearts
BRAND NEW friends to lovers small town romance about the one who got away from Cissy Mecca for 2025
E-Book
11/2025
Boldwood Books Ltd
€3.49
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Person
Cissy Mecca is the author of the American small-town romance series such as 'The Bachelor Pact' and 'The Boys of Bridgewater'. She also writes spicy romantasy under the pen name C. L. Mecca. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her family.