Sometimes one night is supposed to stay one night.

Seth Sloan came home a decorated hero... and a man actively avoiding complications, emotions, and small-town gossip.

Which is unfortunate, considering Harper's Crossing runs on all three.

A Special Forces Marine veteran, Seth is used to danger he can see coming. What he is not used to is returning home injured, medically discharged, and face-to-face with the one woman he was never supposed to think about again.

Amber Webb.

Amber has a strict policy: no chaos, no complications, and absolutely no brooding Special Forces Marine vet with "I'll fix it" energy.

Unfortunately... she already broke that rule once.

One night. No last names. Zero emotional preparation.

Fast forward to now: her boutique is getting vandalized, her life is unraveling, and Seth Sloan is suddenly everywhere. He is back in Harper's Crossing acting like he's her unofficial security system, emotional inconvenience, and full-time problem.

Fixing things. Showing up uninvited. Staring at her like she's a mission he forgot to debrief.

And worst of all?

He remembers her coffee order.

Amber is trying to survive small-town life.

Seth has personally assigned himself to ruin her peace in the most protective, annoyingly competent way possible.

She calls it overstepping.
He calls it "situational awareness."
The town calls it "finally, something interesting is happening here."

And somewhere between sarcastic arguments, forced proximity, and suspiciously timed rescues...

Amber starts to suspect the real threat isn't the vandalism.

It's how much she likes it when he shows up.

A steamy small-town rom com packed with second chances, protective military hero energy, independent heroine fire, forced proximity, meddling friends and family, and a love story built to break every rule they thought they were following.

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