The Ordinary Year
By Vivian LockhartA quiet contractor, a storm-damaged bakery, and a hidden fortune.
Adult romance with explicit sexual content. Check the retailer description and sample for further information before reading.
About the story
Her bakery needs saving. The quiet man offering help has a secret of his own.
Della has done the arithmetic. A March storm has damaged the bakery’s roof, wall, and floor joists, and repairing them properly costs money she does not have. Insurance is dragging its feet. The line of credit is nearly gone. Spring in Salt Cove will not wait for the numbers to improve.
A card on the community noticeboard is a practical attempt to find help. The connection that follows is less easy to plan for. With a quiet contractor, a business built on persistence, and a hidden fortune complicating what seems ordinary, trust becomes about more than accepting a repair estimate.
A small-town contemporary romance about work, money, and the difference between being helped and being truly seen.
Your kind of romance?
- A storm-damaged coastal bakery
- A quiet contractor
- Hidden wealth
- Small-town contemporary romance
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From the opening pages
I put my head down on the table for exactly four seconds, which is the socially acceptable amount of time to despair in your own place of business before a customer might walk in and see you.
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