I have no business wanting a man like Will Holloway.

Grumpy. Gorgeous. Maddening as hell.

He’s the architect hired to rip the heart out of the Hawthorne Bay Public Library—the one place that still feels like mine. The one place that still connects me to my mother. And as far as Will’s concerned, I’m nothing but a thorn in his side.

Yeah, well. Feeling's mutual.

Or at least… it was.

Because the longer we clash, the harder it gets to ignore the heat simmering between us. The way he looks at me? It’s like he sees straight through every defense I’ve ever built.

But as the battle for the library intensifies, I can’t help but wonder if the real fight is with him… or with myself.

I just don’t know what terrifies me more—

Losing the one thing that still ties me to my mother…

Or letting this man close enough to haunt me.