The Slow Thaw at Juniper Falls Inn

He said no cooking. No restaurant. No press. Cal Brennan came to Juniper Falls with a cot, a hot plate, and a locked kitchen door. Sammy Okafor has never left anyone alone in his life. When Ruth Abbott hands the town's beloved festival coordinator a $140,000 grant and a deadline, Sammy walks into Cal's half-restored inn with a clipboard and a color-coded schedule. One broken boiler, one flooded apartment and one very narrow daybed later, the grumpiest chef in Maine is learning to open doors. But a Boston job offer sits unanswered in Sammy's drafts, and a reporter is asking about the fire Cal never talks about. Grumpy × sunshine. Forced proximity. One heater. A slow, steamy thaw. Book 2 of the Juniper Falls series. Each book is a standalone romance with a guaranteed happy ending.