Tessa M. Blake

When Dr. Laurel Kim rents a small-town cottage to finish her PhD, she expects quiet days, predictable routines, and total academic focus. What she doesn't expect is Jack Morgan—the rugged, ex-firefighter next door with a teenage daughter, a home gym, and a very vocal dog.

Their worlds collide in the most inconvenient ways. Laurel craves order and peace; Jack lives loud, laughs easily, and isn't used to anyone questioning his way of life. But when he proposes a deal—tutoring his daughter in exchange for fewer 6 a.m. deadlifts—Laurel agrees, thinking it’s temporary.

What follows are shared dinners, stormy nights, and a slow-burning connection neither can ignore. Jack’s quiet steadiness draws Laurel out of her head, while Laurel’s strength gives Jack something he didn’t know he was missing. But when Laurel receives a once-in-a-lifetime research offer overseas, everything they’ve built teeters on the edge.

Is love a detour in her carefully laid plans... or the destination she never saw coming?

Sometimes the greatest discoveries aren’t found in textbooks—but in the heartbeat of the person next door.

Velvet Ink Press

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