First published 2001
Douglas Cheeseman arrives in Karakarook, New South Wales with blueprints and demolition plans. The awkward engineer with prominent ears has one job: tear down the old Bent Bridge that spans the town's heart. Harley Savage has different ideas. She's come to this backwater town of 1374 residents to preserve its heritage, and that includes saving the very bridge Douglas means to destroy. Harley knows she's too big, too blunt, too much for most people's comfort. Douglas knows his gangly frame and jutting ears make him an unlikely romantic hero. Both have sworn off love after past failures. But their professional collision sets off something neither expects. As they clash over the bridge's fate, these two damaged souls discover that sometimes the most imperfect people create the most perfect partnerships.
Genres: fiction, romance, literary-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Karakarook, New South Wales
Period: 20th-century
454 pages · Unknown Binding · W F Howes Ltd