Two rival families. One historic fudge shop. And a second chance at love neither saw coming.
All Lily Hart wants is to prove shes not the failure everyone thinks she is. After a series of setbacks—including failing out of business school and losing her dream apprenticeship—Lily returns to Jonathon Island with one goal in mind: save her familys 74-year-old fudge shop and finally show the world shes a capable businesswoman. The island is starting to bounce back, and Lilys determined to be part of its revival. But when she arrives, she finds a major problem: her former high school sweetheart, Declan Kelley, is back too—and hes claiming the shop for his family.
The Harts and Kelleys have been bitter rivals for nearly fifty years, ever since Declans grandfather started his own competing fudge shop. Declans return isnt just about family pride, though. Hes here to save his grandmothers house from foreclosure, and reopening the Kelley fudge shop is the only way to do it.
With the lease in dispute, Lily and Declan strike a deal: whoever sells the most fudge in one month gets the shop. Forced to share the space, sparks—and old feelings—begin to fly. Lilys creative flair and Declans business acumen might just be the perfect recipe for successif they can stop fighting long enough to realize it.
But with Declans future in Chicago and Lilys heart set on staying, can they truly find a way back to each other? Or will their families long-standing feud—and their own desires—pull them apart for good?
