Rose feels like an outsider. Even though her family is in Rocky Ridge, she doesn’t belong here. She’d been living her dream running her own art gallery, but that was gone now. She should be thankful she’d been able to find a job, but working as a waitress would never take the place of being immersed in art every day. Mike has been quietly obsessed with the Reese family for as long as he can remember. They keep their distance from him, even though they’d given him a job. He had a bad reputation that he’d earned. The guilt and shame were what had made him leave Rocky Ridge. But now he was back in town hoping he could catch a break and maybe earn redemption. When these two cross paths again, they have nothing nice to say to each other. She doesn’t trust him. He doesn’t really trust anyone, except Rose’s brother. And Rose’s brother has made it clear his sister is off limits. That makes him laugh. They can’t stand each other, anyway. Rose’s feelings begin to change as she sees how hard Mike is working to repair his reputation and his life. She realizes she likes him. A lot. But falling for a guy who will only disappoint her makes her wish they’d stayed enemies.