He broke her heart before prom.
Now he's the only man who can save her inn-and he comes with a kid and a whole town of opinions.
When career-obsessed Harper Lane inherits the falling-down Maplewood Inn, her plan is simple: fix it fast, sell to a condo developer, and sprint back to her big-city promotion. No roots. No risk. No revisiting the past.
Then she walks into the hardware store and straight into Ethan Bennett.
Her former almost-high school sweetheart...
The boy who never showed up on prom night...
Now a widowed single dad... and the only contractor the inspector trusts to keep Maplewood standing.
Late-night renovation plans, sparks in sawdust-filled hallways, and one determined little girl drawing "Future Maplewood Menus" turn Harper's quick exit into the one place she suddenly doesn't want to leave.
To keep the inn-and the man she never really got over-Harper has to risk the one thing she's always protected: her heart.