Ashleigh walked away from her perfectly polished life, determined to prove she could make it on her own. But real life—messy jobs, small-town rent, and microwave dinners—isn’t as romantic as she imagined. Then there’s her ex’s older brother, quiet, sharp-eyed, and impossible to read. The guy she barely noticed back in high school—though it turns out, he always noticed her. As her 18-month deadline ticks down and her high-society world pulls her back, Ashleigh finds herself torn between the life she left behind… and the man she never saw coming. This is a slow burn contemporary romance featuring one clueless woman determined to be different and the one man she never dreamed would be right for her. Her ex-boyfriend's older brother.