A grumpy Scottish carpenter. A sunshine American coder. Pumpkins, peat smoke, and a town that keeps “accidentally” matchmaking. Samantha didn’t come to Glenkeld to fall in love, she came for a reset: fresh air, fresh code, and cinnamon doughnuts warm from the oven. Ethan didn’t plan on noticing the newcomer in the fox-blue cottage, he’s spent years keeping his life steady, deliberate, safe. But Glenkeld in October has ideas. A stuck bookshop door. A pumpkin patch at golden hour. A storm that strands two people in front of a hearth and asks if they mean it. Between laughter, wood shavings, and cider, sparks become slow-burn fire and the town’s lanterns seem to flare at exactly the right time. Expect: • Grumpy x Sunshine • Small-town Scottish charm • Slow-burn → open-door spice (tender, consent-forward) • Dual 1st-person POV (Samantha & Ethan) • Found family & festival vibes (bonfire, ceilidh, pumpkin carving) • A whisper of cosy, witchy magic and a very opinionated fox Heat & Tone: Warm, playful, emotionally grounded; explicit on-page intimacy handled with care. Perfect for readers who love: Emily Henry’s intimacy, Tessa Bailey’s heat (but cosier), and British village romance with a seasonal glow. Will Samantha and Ethan keep it a fling warmed by firelight—or build something that lasts when the storm passes