The Seeds Of Desire: A Small Town, Close Proximity, Bad Boy Romance

By Ava Hawthorne

Her carefully tended walls are no match for his forge...
When fiercely independent Mia Foster unexpectedly wins a grant to create Riverbrook's first urban farm, she knows exactly who she needs-and exactly who she should avoid. But Luke Blackwood, with his muscled forearms and penetrating blue eyes, isn't just the talented metalworker who can build her essential growing structures. He's a man whose dominant presence ignites something in her that no one ever has.

As sparks fly in his industrial workshop, their intense physical attraction complicates what should be a simple professional relationship. Luke's commanding nature challenges Mia's independence, while his skilled hands promise pleasures that have nothing to do with metalwork. When he pushes past her carefully maintained boundaries, Mia discovers a desire more potent than anything she's cultivated in her gardens.

With just one growing season to prove her farm's viability or lose the funding forever, Mia can't afford distractions. But when unexpected spring storms threaten her fledgling crops and Luke demands vulnerability she's never shown anyone, Mia falls into her pattern of self-sabotage just as success seems within reach. Now she must decide if she's finally ready to put down roots instead of running from the very thing she wants most.

This is book 3 in the Downtown Riverbrook Series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. HEA guaranteed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F2N517ST
• ISBN13: 9798315628323
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"