Willow Shade Island

She needs a fake boyfriend. He's been waiting years to make it real.Savannah Hollingsworth doesn't need complications. After a life-changing diagnosis left her future uncertain, she's sworn off dating-and definitely sworn off love. But when a pushy admirer just won't take a hint, she turns to the one guy who's always had her back: Noah Barrett.Noah's been in love with Savannah since high school. Now a local cop with a past he's proud to have outgrown, he jumps at the chance to play her boyfriend-even if it's only pretend. He just hopes living next door and spending time as her "fake" boyfriend will finally show her that he's the real deal.But the closer they get, the harder it is for Savannah to keep pretending her heart's not involved. And Noah? He's done pretending anything.Tropes: Fake Relationship, Second Chance, Bad Boy Turned Good, Next Door Neighbors, Protective Hero, Slow Burn, He Falls First.

He sees through her walls. She's afraid to let him in. But some secrets are worth the risk.Levi Barrett has finally grown up enough to open his dream bakery-but not enough to handle the paperwork. Enter Claire, the island's newest resident with a gift for numbers and a talent for avoiding personal questions.Claire isn't just hiding her identity-she's running from a murderer whose associates are still hunting for her. Working for the charming baker with flour in his hair and dreams bigger than his business sense was supposed to be a temporary cover. But Levi's world of sugar and second chances is dangerously tempting for a woman whose testimony will put a killer behind bars.When her past catches up and her cover is blown, Claire will have to choose between the safe path her family expects-returning home to fix their failing business-or taking the biggest risk of all: trusting her heart and fighting for a love that could finally set her free.