Dandelion Sighs

When I return to Bishop’s Bay after my mother’s death, I’m determined to revitalize our family’s flagging lakeside resort. But my siblings would rather stay on their ranches, the resort staff doubts my every decision, and the one move that could secure its future? It’s blocked by one stubborn strip of land.

Enter Jasper Duke—laid-back, charming, and apparently allergic to ambition. When I quite literally drop my grief and my expectations on him, I never imagine offering him a job…or that he’d say yes.

Then I learn he’s the one between me and the land I need. He’s got a trust fund that says “marry or lose the property,” and the date to make it happen is a ticking clock over his head.

I don’t do messy men with no direction. Been there, done that. Jasper’s done chasing dreams that crash and burn. He’s like dandelion fluff: one sigh and he’ll be gone, while I’m left wondering if I’m going to lose everything, including my heart.