As sparks fly in his industrial workshop, their intense physical attraction complicates what should be a simple professional relationship. Luke's commanding nature challenges Mia's independence, while his skilled hands promise pleasures that have nothing to do with metalwork. When he pushes past her carefully maintained boundaries, Mia discovers a desire more potent than anything she's cultivated in her gardens.

With just one growing season to prove her farm's viability or lose the funding forever, Mia can't afford distractions. But when unexpected spring storms threaten her fledgling crops and Luke demands vulnerability she's never shown anyone, Mia falls into her pattern of self-sabotage just as success seems within reach. Now she must decide if she's finally ready to put down roots instead of running from the very thing she wants most.

This is book 3 in the Downtown Riverbrook Series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. HEA guaranteed.