We were a scandal once.
Young. Messy. Impossible to ignore.
And in a town like Silver Bend, nothing ever really disappears.
Now we're grown. Wiser. Supposedly past it.
And somehow back in the same place-compelled to work side by side.
Bo has spent his life tied to the family farm, fighting to keep it intact against time, money, and a history that never stops pressing in.
Andy is back in town for work, representing the Songbird Habitat Trust-the very organization the land was donated to. She didn't take it from him. She didn't ask for it. But she's now standing on the opposite side of the line anyway.
Old feelings surface fast.
So do old resentments.
Parents who never stopped fighting.
Friends who remember everything.
And a rumor mill that never sleeps.
Working together means reopening wounds they never properly closed-and facing the truth of who they were, who they became, and whether the connection that once burned so hot still has a place in their lives now.
They know better this time.
They should keep it professional.
They should protect their hearts.
But some love stories don't end cleanly.
They wait.
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