Neither of them planned on falling for each other.
The inn was a disaster. The contractor? Dangerously attractive.
At forty-eight, widow Claire Bennett thought she was done with butterflies and blushing. Then Nate Carroll showed up to fix her collapsing porch, all silver-threaded hair, capable hands, and a grumpy exterior that hides the softest heart in Cedar Ridge.
He's building her porch. She's rebuilding her life. Neither of them planned on falling for each other.
But between power tool mishaps, town festival dances, and late-night conversations that turn into something deeper, Claire starts to wonder: Maybe it's not too late for second chances. Maybe fifty-one and forty-eight is exactly the right time to risk your heart again.
He builds things that last. She paints light and color. Together, they might just build something beautiful.
A heartfelt, quietly funny romance about starting over, small-town charm, and finding love when you're finally brave enough to let it in.
