Love by Consequence

She's saving a dream. He's building his future.
Neither of them is willing to lose.

Joan is a quiet, talented seamstress, finally within reach of her dream—restoring an old building and opening her own alteration shop. All she needs is time… and for Ethan Hayes to stop standing in her way. Ethan has returned to town to rebuild his life, and that means buying the same crumbling property Joan refuses to give up. Tear it down. Start over. Move forward. But every offer he makes, she refuses. 

And soon, they're caught in a quiet, determined war neither of them is willing to lose. What begins as a business clash turns into something neither expected—attention that lingers, conversations that stretch too long… and a quiet moment inside the building Joan loves that makes it harder for Ethan to remember why he came to take it away. Joan sees a man trying to outrun his past. 

Ethan sees a woman willing to fight for her future at any cost. And the truth is unavoidable: They both want the same building. Just not the same life. As pressure builds and choices narrow, Joan must decide if holding onto her dream means losing something she never planned to find. And Ethan has to face the possibility that rebuilding his future might mean letting go of control—and choosing her instead.

A clean, slow-burn romance about clashing dreams, second chances, and love that changes everything.