Used book – A Secret to Tell You, Carrie Alexander, Florence Guillemat-Szarvas

Rose is neither lacking in charm nor generosity; yet, she is seen as a reclusive, almost unapproachable girl. It's a reputation she fiercely cultivates because it protects her from any relationships with others — and, above all, from any physical contact with men. Men, how could she ever let them get close to her again, after the intimate and secret tragedy that marked her youth?... However, from the day Evan Grant manages to circumvent her defenses and tame her, Rose feels her heart begin to beat again despite all her reservations. Faced with this man, who is both strong and patient, who simply shows her that he loves her, and whose adorable little daughter melts her heart, Rose might be ready to love again. If it weren't for this secret — this terrible, buried secret that haunts her, from which she dares not free herself to fully surrender...