“My life didn’t start until I met you” Ex-Marine Mason O’Neil is struggling to keep his auto shop open for business. Something has to change, or he’ll be closing shop by New Years. At least when a stray cat adopts him, he doesn't feel so lonely as the holiday season begins. Rhys Meadows is driving his beloved late-grandpa's classic car across states, when he finds himself stranded in a small town called Hidden Creek. Now he's finished college he's homeward bound, destined to support his family opening up their second hardware store. But when he makes an unlikely friend, his passion for flowers is allowed to bloom. Rhys and Mason are nothing alike, but when Mason offers Rhys his couch to stay on, he accidentally finds himself offering his heart too. Kindness blossoms into friendship. Will it develop further before Rhys has to leave Hidden Creek forever? Welcome to Hidden Creek, Texas, where the heart knows what it wants, and where true love lives happily ever after. Every Men of Hidden Creek novel can be read on its own, but keep an eye out for familiar faces around town! This book contains techno-baffled kooky parents, a wayward kitty, and a beefy mechanic with a heart of gold.