Tall, tough, and smolderingly handsome ex-hockey stud Brandon Lassiter is a man used to getting what he wants. But he may have met his match in indie bookshop owner Chance Francis, whose celebrated Books by the Brooks has been targeted by Brandon's manipulative higher-ups at Book-Tropolis, the big chain bookstore that has sent him ahead to secure zoning for a new venue in the charming mountain town of Twin Brooks. A Book-Tropolis mega-store will surely trample Chance's livelihood - just as the brewing war between bookstores is bound to break hearts. The growing passion between Chance and Brandon reaches flashpoint, just as the opening shots are fired. Chance has reawakened Brandon's love of books and restored his belief in romance, while Chance knows he's met the man of his dreams in the enemy. But can two men on opposite sides of a battle line lay down their defenses long enough to give love a chance?"