by Nora Roberts
First published 2011
Beckett Montgomery swings his hammer in the dusty rooms of Boonsboro's old hotel. He and his brothers are transforming the historic building into a bed-and-breakfast, but Beckett has his mind on more than blueprints. Across the street, Clare Brewster runs the town bookstore while raising three young sons alone after her husband's death. She watches the Montgomery brothers work on the inn each day, curious about both the renovation and the quiet architect leading it. When Beckett offers Clare a private tour of the construction site, their conversations stretch from blueprint meetings to kindergarten pickups. Clare finds herself drawn to this man who has waited years to kiss her, even as her independent life leaves little room for romance. The inn's grand opening approaches, and with it, the possibility that Clare might open her guarded heart to the love Beckett has carried since they were teenagers.
Genres: fiction, romance, family-life, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Boonsboro, Boonsboro's Old Hotel
Period: present-day
324 pages · Paperback · Berkley