A crumbling inheritance. A brooding stranger. A choice that could change everything. Ava Gardiner has a plan. Sell her late Aunt Beatrice’s dilapidated Oregon cottage, settle her Chicago debts, and finally secure the promotion of her dreams. It’s supposed to be a thirty-day mission—in, out, and back to reality. But Willow Creek has other ideas. Between a leak that threatens to drown the kitchen and a town that treats her like a long-lost daughter, Ava finds her "perfect plan" falling apart board by board. Then there’s Liam. The local contractor is as rugged as the Pacific Northwest landscape and twice as stubborn. He thinks she’s just another interloper; she thinks he’s an obstacle. Yet, as the renovation uncovers the cottage’s hidden beauty, Ava begins to find the cracks in her own carefully constructed armor. In the quiet rhythm of small-town life, she’s forced to decide: is she building a house for someone else, or finally restoring a home for herself? The contemporary romance book is perfect for those grumpy sunshine, or enemies to lovers romance readers who adore the thought of wrapping up and reading about a small town in the Pacific Northwest. Come explore what Willow Creek has to offer, today!