Nate’s good with his hands…and bad with his heart. I build things. From furniture to houses, I’m never more at home than with sawdust in my hair and a hammer in my hand. But when it comes to my heart? I’ve erected a fifty foot wall around it and only the rare few get past. I have my reasons and they’re all good ones. Or so I think... moreNate’s good with his hands…and bad with his heart. I build things. From furniture to houses, I’m never more at home than with sawdust in my hair and a hammer in my hand. But when it comes to my heart? I’ve erected a fifty foot wall around it and only the rare few get past. I have my reasons and they’re all good ones. Or so I think. My work renovating the old Bluebell Inn with my four business partners is a dream come true and while there have been some bumps in the road, things are looking like smooth sailing. And then, we hit a snag. Or rather, I hit a snag, when this wild-haired literal flower-child waltzes through my construction site without so much as a hard hat and starts making demands about plants of all things. Danny Wren is the most stubborn, infuriating man I’ve ever met. And all of the sudden, I’m thinking those walls I’ve put up? Might need to come down. But Danny is not the kind who plays for keeps and once I throw my heart into the mix? It’s there for good. So there’s nothing but trouble waiting for me at the end of the road that is me and him. But the more time we spend together, the more I’m worried that’s not enough to stop me. Danny is looking for something rare. I’m a man on a mission. After seeing a photo of white lavender that I suspect is a strain that many thought had gone extinct, I’m determined acquire cuttings and investigate. It’s a botanist’s dream and I’ve got visions of papers and accolades dancing in my head, not to mention the possibilities for the unique scent the flowers give off. It should be easy, right? After all, my sister’s best friend is one of the owners of the inn the lavender farm’s on and this funny little town is one step away from sitcom territory. Problem is, the inn is being renovated and the guy in charge of the renovation? Nate Powers? Well, we kind of got off to a bad start. What can I say? When men handsome enough to made my toes curl come stomping up to me, all surly and dusty? I kind of go into panicked bossy mode and now he thinks I’m a jerk and I think we’d be better off making out in that patch of wild mint I found on the property. After a surprising kiss, I’m all for jumping into bed with him (or jumping into that wild mint patch, I’m not picky. I am a bit of a hippie, dirt’s never bothered me) but Nate is the kind of guy who plays for keeps. He doesn’t do casual flings. And casual is kind of all I’ve ever known. I’ve never slowed down or committed to anyone. But the more I get to know him and the longer I can’t have him? I’m starting to think that staying in one place and committing to something—and someone—might be the way to go.
WILD HEARTS is 90K and is the second book in the Rainbow River Series, where five very different men receive an unexpected inheritance and come together to bring a beloved friend’s old Inn back to its former glory—while finding love and a new home in the quirky town of Rainbow River, where true love is never lost without being found again. less
