Havenport Series by Jacob Chance

I’ve done everything right—built a career, climbed the corporate ladder, and put the family business first. But when my father tries to turn my love life into a merger deal, I realize it might be time to finally break a rule or two.So I do something entirely out of I run.One impulsive flight, one sketchy boat rental, and one minor shipwreck later, I wash up off the coast of Maine only to be rescued by a grumpy (and unfairly attractive) harbormaster who thinks I’m a walking, talking disaster... moreI’ve done everything right—built a career, climbed the corporate ladder, and put the family business first. But when my father tries to turn my love life into a merger deal, I realize it might be time to finally break a rule or two.So I do something entirely out of I run.One impulsive flight, one sketchy boat rental, and one minor shipwreck later, I wash up off the coast of Maine only to be rescued by a grumpy (and unfairly attractive) harbormaster who thinks I’m a walking, talking disaster.He’s rugged, grounded, infuriating, and annoyingly good at saving me.I’m only here for the summer—just long enough to clear my head, avoid my father’s matchmaking schemes, and figure out what I want.Falling for a man who navigates fog better than his own feelings? Not part of my plan.But between lobster rolls, starry nights, and kisses I can’t stop thinking about, I start to wonder if I’m no longer escaping something... but finding something worth staying for.This is a laugh out loud feel good small town opposites attract banterific romcom with a grumpy harbormaster who's a cinnamon roll for the heroine. less

Falling for my emotionally unavailable and annoyingly good-looking friend is not on my holiday to-do list.Jordan’s a walking, talking heartbreaker who flirts like it's his job and breezes through women faster than a nor’easter.We’ve grown up in the same small town, run with the same friend group, and he’s been my secret crush for too long.But I’ve always known better. He doesn’t do relationships, and I don’t do casual hookups—that is, until things start to shift between us... moreFalling for my emotionally unavailable and annoyingly good-looking friend is not on my holiday to-do list.Jordan’s a walking, talking heartbreaker who flirts like it's his job and breezes through women faster than a nor’easter.We’ve grown up in the same small town, run with the same friend group, and he’s been my secret crush for too long.But I’ve always known better. He doesn’t do relationships, and I don’t do casual hookups—that is, until things start to shift between us. One minute we’re throwing snowballs, the next we’re tangled in Christmas lights and caught in a flirtation that feels much too real.Every holiday event finds us closer, cozier, and constantly under mistletoe that I swear wasn’t there before. I’m trying to resist. Really, I am. Yet when Jordan finally kisses me, my defenses melt faster than a snowman in July.This was supposed to be a drama-free holiday season. Instead, I’m in way over my head, and the one man I promised I’d never fall for... is the only one I want.Tropes:friends-to-loverssmall townbad boy/good girlsecret crushheroine owns a coffee shopsame friend grouplow angstfeel-good romance less