Aubrey was a mean-girl beauty queen in high school, but mostly as a coping mechanism to deal with the various disappointments in her life, especially her parents' divorce. Years later, she is back in her hometown and trying to renovate her deceased Aunt's beloved bookstore. She can't afford much, so her uncle secretly hires Ben, Aubrey's former crush to do the work. Ben is also recently returned after a long stint working on building water systems in dangerous parts of the world, a job he took after the death of his wife. Sparks fly, but Ben doesn't know he is on Aubrey's list of people to make amends with...

A sweet story, with lots of heat.