They say home is where the heart is.For me, home is where everything shattered, and I vowed never to return.But after years of chasing success, I'm burned out. Empty. Stuck.Then, my grandmother dies and leaves me her cottage in Beacon Falls.But there's a catch.To inherit it, I have to work with Derek Donovan. Former Navy SEAL. Dark. Grumpy. And haunted by a past he won't share.We're stuck renovating this place together—something neither of us wants—but the chemistry? Unavoidable.Then my toxic ex shows up. Justin. He wants the cottage. He wants me.But Derek? He's got his own plan. And I'm dangerously close to giving in.Do I fight for what's mine? Or risk it all for the man who sets my soul on fire?Because sometimes, the place you least want to be is where you're meant to stay.And sometimes, the man you least expect to love is the one you can't walk away from.
They say home is where the heart is.For me, home is where everything shattered, and I vowed never to return.But after years of chasing success, I'm burned out. Empty. Stuck.Then, my grandmother dies and leaves me her cottage in Beacon Falls.But there's a catch.To inherit it, I have to work with Derek Donovan. Former Navy SEAL. Dark. Grumpy. And haunted by a past he won't share.We're stuck renovating this place together—something neither of us wants—but the chemistry? Unavoidable.Then my toxic ex shows up. Justin. He wants the cottage. He wants me.But Derek? He's got his own plan. And I'm dangerously close to giving in.Do I fight for what's mine? Or risk it all for the man who sets my soul on fire?Because sometimes, the place you least want to be is where you're meant to stay.And sometimes, the man you least expect to love is the one you can't walk away from.