ASIN B09HQ55NWB moved to this edition. A disillusioned landscaper, a billionaire toy shop owner, and a grandmother who secretly wanted them to have a second chance at romance. 1-800 New Year is the fifth book in the 1-800-series by USA Today bestselling author, Josie Riviera. Shanice Williams is tired of struggling to make ends meet and keep her landscaping business afloat. When she inherits her beloved grandmother’s farmhouse and the home where she grew up, she is forced to sell because of financial difficulty. Once Lincoln Reid, her long-ago boyfriend, arrives in the picturesque town of Roses, Shanice questions his motives for wanting to purchase her house. She refuses to allow him to tear it down in order to build housing for his employees. But does she have a choice? Even worse, she begins to fall in love with him. Again. Lincoln has loved Shanice since their college days. But she disappeared after they’d dated for only six months, and left him without an explanation, only a “Dear John” note scribbled on a card. Since then, he’s attempted to get over her, all to no avail. He figures if he stays in town long enough and courts her, she might fall in love with him again. Do Lincoln and Shanice have the courage to risk heartache and start over? Sometimes you need to step away from a relationship, to appreciate true love. This book is a sweet and clean, small-town contemporary holiday romance, and will remind you of your best-loved Hallmark stories, where a Happily-Ever-After is guaranteed. An interracial sweet romance. Read all the 1-800- books in this series. All are standalone and can be read in any order.