A wounded author. A small-town artist. An autumn brimming with steamy second chances.
DANI I’m not the kind of girl who gets rom-com meet cutes—too used to the sidelines and my quiet life as an artist and barista.
But when I soak a sexy stranger in pumpkin spice latte and land in his lap, my mortification knows no bounds. Because it turns out he’s no stranger. He’s Colby Cutter.
World-famous author and the college crush I never had the courage to chase. He doesn’t remember me, but he recognizes my paintings and can’t seem to stay away.
He says watching me work is research, but if that’s true, why am I so tempted to mix paint and passion?
COLBY I’m tired of being the world’s famously tragic author. The one whose wife died and who lost the ability to craft words.
I came to hide in the shadow of Wintervale’s mountain and seek inspiration in the solitude. Then Dani Fan trips over my dog, Dulce, and lands in my lap.
The cute, curvy barista is everything I’m not—chatty, cheeky, and bursting with color. When I discover she’s the artist behind the paintings I adore, I see her in another light.
I’m not looking for new love—just a new life. But when late night artistry turns into after-hours attraction, I want to write a different ending—one with a happily ever after.
