Dogwood Cove

Jackson Holt, the sexy new veterinarian in Dogwood Cove, and I both have a problem with an obvious solution. I've got a busy bakery to run, and a new cafe to open, but my friends and family think I'm a workaholic who needs to find love. Jackson has an offer to be a partner at the vet clinic, as long as he shows his boss he's in town to stay. A fake relationship is the perfect way for both of us to get what we want. Two birds, one little white lie of a stone. Jackson has no intention of falling in love, and I don't have time for anything real. It should be easy to end things when we don't have to pretend anymore... right? We promised we wouldn't fall for each other. Turns out that was the biggest lie of all.

I'm stuck sharing a house with my hot new boss...And I just walked in on him in the shower. Landing a major interior design contract for the new winery in Dogwood Cove is supposed to be my fresh start. But sharing a house with the annoyingly sexy winemaker Finn McNeil? That wasn't part of the plan... To make it worse, Finn's made it very clear he doesn't want me around-at work, or anywhere else. I'm determined to win him over with my charm and professionalism. Not only do I need this job, but this town has become more than a place to earn a living, it's become home. Which is why giving into the undeniable attraction we feel could spell disaster for both of us.

Wyatt Crawford is everything I'm not. Charming, fearless, and…experienced. He's also hiding something from me. When he first walks into my small bookstore, I find myself overwhelmed by my instant reaction to him, and more than a little intrigued. Then we run into each other again, and again. And each time leaves me a little breathless - in a good way for once in my life. Wyatt is only in Dogwood Cove temporarily, so exploring these new feelings I'm having is a bad idea. But the more I'm around him, the more I find myself wondering if what my friends say about their, ahem, intimate relationships is in fact accurate. Perhaps I was wrong to think my lackluster experiences are what I must settle for. Except Wyatt is holding something back. I can see the broken pieces of him lurking beneath his tattooed, charismatic exterior. We couldn't be more different, yet he makes me feel as if I finally belong somewhere. With someone. Until the truth of who he is, and all the scars he's hiding, come to light.