Cedar Hearts: A Grumpy Boatbuilder and the City Boy Who Stayed

By Leo Heine

A spoiled Manhattan playboy exiled to a remote island boatyard. One grumpy boatbuilder who wants him gone yesterday. Sparks fly faster than a belt sander on cedar-and neither is ready for the fire. Landon Vale crashes into Harbor's Edge with designer luggage and zero clue how to swing a hammer. Sent by his fed-up mother to "earn his keep," he's determined to outlast the sentence and prove everyone wrong. Rowan Calder-sun-bleached, callused, and nursing a broken heart from an ex who bailed-sees only a city boy destined to quit by week's end. Their clash is instant: sarcastic banter, stolen glances, and tension thick enough to plane smooth. But late nights in the loft, hands brushing over epoxy and oak, turn rivalry into something dangerously addictive. Landon discovers the thrill of building with his own hands-and the heat of Rowan's storm-gray eyes. Rowan fights the pull, but Landon's laugh, his stubborn grit, and the way he fits against cedar like he was carved for it unravel every defense. When Landon's six-month deadline looms and his mother demands he return-or lose everything-Rowan finally growls the words he's been swallowing: *Stay.* But city ties, old flames, and a sabotage plot threaten to burn their world to the waterline. One boat. One choice. One love worth fighting the tide for. Steamy, heart-melting, and packed with small-town charm, *Cedar Hearts* delivers explicit passion, laugh-out-loud banter, and a hard-won happily-ever-after that'll leave you breathless. A spoiled Manhattan playboy exiled to a remote island boatyard. One grumpy boatbuilder who wants him gone yesterday. Sparks fly faster than a belt sander on cedar-and neither is ready for the fire. Landon Vale crashes into Harbor's Edge with designer luggage and zero clue how to swing a hammer. Sent by his fed-up mother to "earn his keep," he's determined to outlast the sentence and prove everyone wrong. Rowan Calder-sun-bleached, callused, and nursing a broken heart from an ex who bailed-sees only a city boy destined to quit by week's end. Their clash is instant: sarcastic banter, stolen glances, and tension thick enough to plane smooth.

But late nights in the loft, hands brushing over epoxy and oak, turn rivalry into something dangerously addictive. Landon discovers the thrill of building with his own hands-and the heat of Rowan's storm-gray eyes. Rowan fights the pull, but Landon's laugh, his stubborn grit, and the way he fits against cedar like he was carved for it unravel every defense.

When Landon's six-month deadline looms and his mother demands he return-or lose everything-Rowan finally growls the words he's been swallowing: *Stay.* But city ties, old flames, and a sabotage plot threaten to burn their world to the waterline. One boat. One choice. One love worth fighting the tide for.
Steamy, heart-melting, and packed with small-town charm, *Cedar Hearts* delivers explicit passion, laugh-out-loud banter, and a hard-won happily-ever-after that'll leave you breathless.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G1SL884D
• ISBN13: 9798273754805
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"