Nova didn’t move to Maine for romance.

She moved for peace. A fresh start. A house that was hers and hers alone.

But peace doesn’t last long when a four-year-old boy with a bright smile and a corgi stuffed animal named Waffles decides she’s his new favorite person.

Leo is easy to love. His father isn’t.

Adrian is broody, guarded, and built like a man who carries the weight of the world without asking for help. He keeps his distance, keeps his life controlled, and makes it very clear he doesn’t have room for complications.

Nova should listen.

She should keep it polite. Keep it simple. Keep her heart out of it.

Except Leo doesn’t care about rules, and the more Nova becomes part of his world, the harder it is to ignore the way Adrian watches her… like he’s terrified of wanting her.

Now the nights feel too intimate, the boundaries begin to blur, and Nova realizes the scariest part of starting over isn’t being alone.

It’s wanting a life she never planned on needing.

A life that includes both of them.