Hard Wood, Soft Landing

He’s spent twenty years running from the past. Now, his first love is the only man who can fix his foundation.

Miles Hart was a celebrated Manhattan interior designer until a high-profile scandal brought his career crashing down. Seeking refuge in the Adirondacks, he returns to Heartwood House—his late grandmother’s crumbling historic lakeside inn. The strategy is simple: make the necessary repairs, sell the property, and disappear before anyone looks too closely. But bringing the inn back from the brink requires an expert in historic restoration, and the only qualified contractor in town is Callum Bennett.

Cal is a dedicated single father, a master builder, and the boy Miles almost kissed on a moonlit dock two decades ago before running away without saying goodbye. Cal is broad-shouldered, steady, and deeply patient. He hasn't forgotten the spark between them at seventeen, and he refuses to let Miles hide behind his polished defenses.

As they strip the building down to its studs, the emotional walls Miles built to protect himself begin to fracture. Working side by side, decades of unspoken longing ignite into a powerful, consuming passion. But when a ruthless corporate developer attempts to sabotage the renovation and force a sale, everything they are building is put at risk. To save Heartwood House, Miles must stop calculating his exit and finally trust Cal enough to build a future meant to last.

Hard Wood, Soft Landing is a steamy, standalone MM contemporary romance featuring a second-chance romance, forced proximity, a protective single dad, and a guaranteed happily ever after.