In the golden woods of November, 1899, Saint Denis debutante Y/N can’t resist sneaking out of her mansion to ride her horse and taste freedom—but the forest holds more than fallen leaves. When she crosses paths with the gruff outlaw Arthur Morgan, sparks fly in the form of sharp words, mutual irritation, and a tension neither wants to admit. Worlds apart—a lady in delicate lace and embroidery, a cowboy hardened by the frontier—their first encounter sets off a dangerous, forbid
Before the land was his and the flower shop was hers, Oliver and Charlotte Rhodes were simply two people finding their place in a small Georgia town called Willow Creek—the kind of town where the roads curved slow, the summers stretched long, and everyone knew everyone else’s business before they did.
Terrified of flying, Charlotte Vale never expected a panic attack on a plane to change her life. After being upgraded to first class on a flight to Italy, she finds herself seated beside a quiet, intimidating stranger who calms her during takeoff with unexpected gentleness. What she doesn’t know is that Elio Marchetti is one of the most feared men in Italy—a powerful don born into wealth, violence, and a family name people don’t dare cross. But as their paths continue to collide beneath the heat of the Italian summer, Charlotte is pulled deeper into Elio’s dangerous world, where obsession, loyalty, and fear blur into something impossible to escape.
Before the land was his and the flower shop was hers, the destined couple were simply two people finding their place in a small Georgia town called Willow Creek—the kind of town where the roads curved slow, the summers stretched long, and everyone knew everyone else’s business before they did.
A hardened, no-nonsense policeman and a gentle, soft-hearted café girl clash in a small Southern town—until quiet mornings, stubborn tension, and unexpected warmth begin to change them both.
In the small town of Alder Creek, Montana “Monty” Turner is the kind of man everyone knows—outgoing, hardworking, and impossible to ignore, a tattooed farmer with a bright smile and a habit of making even strangers feel like they belong. His life is steady, rooted in the land and the people who’ve always been part of it. That changes when Charlotte Hale arrives to settle her late aunt’s abandoned cottage and sell it as quickly as possible. She plans to stay briefly, keep her distance, and leave before the town—or anything in it—can hold onto her. But Alder Creek doesn’t let people stay strangers for long. Monty meets her at the edge of her overgrown property and, without meaning to, becomes part of her days. What begins as simple help turns into something constant—shared mornings, quiet conversations, and a connection neither of them planned for. Monty falls first, openly and without hesitation, while Charlotte finds herself caught between the life she came from and the one quietly unfolding around him. As the town watches closely and the cottage slowly comes back to life, Charlotte is forced to decide whether Alder Creek is just a stop—or the first place that has ever felt like home.