Once upon a time, Jessica Caldwell and Kale Noble had had dreamed of marrying and making beautiful babies. But that was before a tragedy ripped their tightly knit families apart. Suddenly their teenage love turned forbidden, and secrets bred betrayals...
Now, thirteen years later, Kale Noble was in Jessi's life once again - and he still had the power to stir her passion like no other man. But this time, Jessi knew the stakes went far beyond her fragile heart. A precious child hung in the balance. A child of Noble blood...
This is a bit of a Romeo-Juliette romance, alas, Star-Crossed, as the title proclaims. At fifteen, Jessi was in love with the boy next door, Kale. When tragedy struck and Kale's brother drowns due to Jessi's sister's drunken deeds, their families are torn apart. Kale accuses Jessi of covering up for her sister, and that's the last they see each other. Now twelve years later, Kale and Jessi meet again, but neither are sure they can trust their hearts to the other for a second time. I enjoyed reading Kale and Jessi's journey to HEA.