Two Sugars for the Grump

Her grandmother left instructions for everything. Apparently, that includes the grumpy man next door. Burned out on Boston and grieving the woman who raised her, Nora Davies returns to Oakhaven with a shuttered bakery and a formidable handwritten renovation plan. Reopening Honeycomb Hearth might give her a fresh start—if the floor holds. Enter Silas Vance, the custom woodworker next door. He complains about her construction noise, claims he's too busy to help, and somehow keeps showing up. Her grandmother's advice gets him through the door. Late nights rebuilding counters make Nora want him to stay. Between stubborn timber, summer storms, and coffee sweetened just right, a practical partnership becomes something dangerously tender. Nora has instructions for saving the bakery. But what happens when she wants a future nobody has planned for her?