Forty and Fighting Dirty

I thought leaving Heart’s Cove for a fresh start in Lovers Peak, Colorado would be the hardest thing I’d do after my divorce. New town, new job, new school for my boys—what could go wrong?

Everything, apparently.

Starting with my new boss, Rhett Baldwin, who cut in front of me at his coffee shop on day one. Then we both “won” the same house in the town raffle, because apparently my luck comes with a catch: him.

Now I’m stuck renovating a money pit with a man who bought me winter tires but won’t admit he cares. Who secretly feeds a stray cat while insisting he hates it. Who pays for half the town’s medical emergencies while hiding behind a reputation that’s part truth, part armor.

My sister Georgia keeps asking if I’m okay. My ex-husband thinks I’ve lost my mind. And my boys? They’ve already fallen for the grumpy billionaire who built them Hot Wheels beds and teaches them how to demolish drywall.

Me? I promised myself I’d never let another man have power over my job, my home, or my heart.

But Rhett Baldwin doesn’t play by the rules. And neither, it turns out, do I.