an alternate cover edition can be found here Meet the Crawfords: brilliant in business, lousy at love Hunter Crawford is a grumpy astronaut who's fallen from grace. The brilliant scientist knows everything…except how to relate to other people. When his career comes crashing down, Hunter loses his stoic calm and flees to his hometown to wait out the media frenzy. Abigail Baker needs a fresh start. Floundering in her father’s construction business, struggling with a boyfriend who terrifies her, Abigail takes off. She comes across a help wanted ad and heads east to see if Oak Creek holds the key to her happiness. In the small college town, Abigail carves out an unlikely friendship with her landlord. Blunt, and brooding, Hunter just wants to lick his wounds, but his new tenant gives him other ideas for his tongue. In a town full of nosy neighbors, hilarious antics, and Autumn Apple festivals, the unexpected lovers explore their budding passion. Will they overcome their baggage and find true love? The Nerd and the Neighbor is the first book of the Oak Creek series. If you like small-town characters, a family who won't butt out, and scorching hot love scenes, then you’ll devour this sizzling next-door romance by Lainey Davis. Buy it today and fall in love with Oak Creek.