Stay This Time
Nadia Vasiliev built a career saving historic buildings by refusing to let sentiment cloud her judgment. Old buildings don't matter more than practical realities, no matter how beautiful the architecture-or how many memories live inside the walls.
At least, that's what she's told herself ever since she left Sycamore Bend at eighteen and never looked back.
Now she's back in the Ozarks to assess the fate of the old Caldecott Mill, a once-grand landmark caught in a bitter fight between preservation and demolition. The local preservation trust wants it protected. The developers want it gone. And Nadia's job is to decide which side wins.
What she doesn't expect is Conor Harte.
Conor has spent years rebuilding his life in the town Nadia abandoned, carrying the weight of family expectations and the quiet ache she left behind. As the town representative assigned to work with her, he's determined to keep things professional-even while every meeting reminds him exactly why he never forgot her.
But Sycamore Bend has a long memory. Old friends haven't forgiven Nadia for leaving. Old wounds haven't healed nearly as cleanly as she'd hoped. And the closer she and Conor get to uncovering the truth about the building's history, the harder it becomes to ignore the unfinished story between them.
Because some places hold more than memories.
And some people were never meant to be left behind.
A heartfelt second-chance small-town romance about coming home, rebuilding trust, and finding the courage to choose love the second time around.
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