An irresistible friends-to-lovers novel of resilience, hope, and new beginnings from the author of The Bookshop of Second Chances A charming book about hope for a new life full of love!--Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of All the Days of Summer After escaping a bad relationship, Jess Cavendish is running and leaving it all behind, carrying just a few treasured belongings in her knapsack.
With so much hurt in her past, can she risk loving again? She was brave enough to reach for a new life--and now a future she hadn\'t even dreamed possible could be just within her grasp..
The connection between them soon shifts to an attraction that seems both inevitable and overwhelming, and Jess must decide what she wants.
When it\'s time for Gethin to move in, he convinces Jess to be his official housemate and she agrees--so long as he lets her pay rent.
While they peel wallpaper and shop for new furniture, an unexpected friendship develops as they bond over music and food, and slowly open up to each other about their pasts.
They strike a bargain: Jess will help with the restoration, furnishing, and decorating in exchange for room and board.
It feels like the right thing to do, but Jess doesn\'t want a handout.
When he walks through the door one morning, he finds Jess, who\'s ready to run again, and surprises them both by offering to let her stay.
He\'s returned to his hometown, anxious to renovate the fixer-upper he bought and move out of his sister\'s cramped guest room.
It couldn\'t hurt to stay there while she saves up enough to get her own place, right? Gethin Thomas is also looking to move on after the end of a long-term relationship.
Luckily, she comes across a recently sold, unoccupied house.
She needs to start over, but that means sleeping where she can and making the most of her slim savings.
An irresistible friends-to-lovers novel of resilience, hope, and new beginnings from the author of The Bookshop of Second Chances A charming book about hope for a new life full of love!--Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of All the Days of Summer After escaping a bad relationship, Jess Cavendish is running and leaving it all behind, carrying just a few treasured belongings in her knapsack
