Perfectionist and good girl Mia must return home after her barely-started before it crashed and burned career in campaign management ended. Taking a minimum wage job at the local coffee shop was never her dream, nor was being absolutely rejected by the very cute jeweler next door. Especially since he's the former bad boy she used to tutor in high school.

Ross himself is determined to not let Mia win her way back into his life, or heart, after feeling betrayed by her in the past. He has a solid life now, even if he still battles against people like Mia's judge father's perceptions of him. His grandfather's jewelry store, his one-eyed pup, and his peppy front of the house sales employee get him through each day.

But, Mia with the dimples is ever persistent, and they fall into a romance that Ross is worried will end as soon as Mia finds her feet and the next flight out of El Dorado.

What a lovely debut! With echoes of one of my contemporary favorites Jill Shalvis, Amesta pens a small-town romance full of slow-burn heat and heart with big opportunities to expand on this universe! I want more!


Reviewed from a copy I purchased with my own monies. The author is a personal friend, but all opinions are my own.