Nora Henderson is of the opinion that chocolate cures almost everything. Which, among a few other reasons, is why she opened her bakery in the small town of Jupiter, Maine five years ago. People come from miles for her chocolate peanut butter cupcakes. Customers almost come to blows over the last almond croissant. Some even say her chocolate chip cookies help ease the burn of heartbreak. Nora’s life is good. On the surface, at least. Underneath the frosting and the sweet décor of her bakery is a broken engagement, doubt and anxiety spirals. In short, Nora Henderson is a mess. Not someone Rowan Derrick would ever be interested in. He’s the gruff veteran who owns a construction company, who broods his way around town and can wear the crap out of a backward baseball cap. He stars in almost every one of her fantasies. She expected him to stay there, to remain her imaginary boyfriend and customer … nothing else. But Rowan Derrick has had his eye on Nora for a while. Little does she know, she stars in every one of his fantasies too. And now that the beautiful baker is no longer engaged, he’s going to make her his

Marrying Kip Goodman was a last resort. But she was desperate. Desperate enough to marry a man she despised. All she had to do was get through the year married to a cocky alpha male who only thought of women as notches on his bedpost. She had her reasons. So did he. They had to lie to their friends and families, try to survive a year with each other. It was that simple. Until it became clear she had to resist him. Because Kip Goodman wasn’t who she thought he was. And that was dangerous.

Calliope Derrick is in trouble. Not that she’ll admit it. She’d sooner go to her grave than ask for help—especially from a man. Wall Street’s wolf in heels, Calliope built an empire, shattered egos, and earned a reputation as the woman who made grown men cry in their private jets. But after a betrayal that threatens everything she’s worked for, she trades skyscrapers for lighthouses and flees to Jupiter, Maine. She tells her family it’s just a break. A vacation. A reset. She’s lying. She’s here to plot revenge. Not to fall in love. And definitely not with a charming fisherman like Elliot Shaw. He’s not her type—too easygoing, too noble, too sincere. Or so she thinks… until she discovers the depths beneath his quiet strength. Until he begins to unravel the cold, calculated woman she spent years becoming. The carefree fisherman reveals a side of herself she never dared explore. And the more tangled up she gets, the more she realizes Elliot isn’t just a temptation—he might be a lifeline. An anchor. To a better life. It may be too late to guard her heart, but she’ll do whatever it takes to protect her family—and Elliot—even if it’s from herself. Because Calliope knows one thing for sure, she doesn’t deserve an easy life with a good man.