A wounded warrior's mission of redemption leads straight to love...and the one woman who could destroy everything.

Ex-Navy SEAL Caleb Hardy carries the weight of a mission gone wrong—one that destroyed a village and got his entire unit discharged. Unable to fix the past, he's determined to atone by helping the elderly woman whose letters kept him alive during his darkest days. When he and his band of brothers drop into Superstition Springs, Texas, he vows to save the dying town from developers threatening to bulldoze its heart and soul.

But he never counted on his biggest obstacle being a fierce local woman who ends up in his arms in the middle of a grocery store.

Havana Nixon has always been an outsider in her own hometown. Now her aunt's turned the entire town against her and the redevelopment plans she's worked so hard to secure. She's not about to let a gorgeous newcomer and his team—no matter how noble their intentions—derail everything she's built.

When Havana's matchmaking aunt predicts these stubborn rivals are destined for love, the battle lines are drawn. As Caleb shows Havana the magic of their quirky small town, he discovers his toughest mission yet: rebuilding his own life without destroying the dreams of the woman who's made him feel alive again.

Tropes

• Enemies to lovers
• She’s back home for good this time
• Matchmaking aunt
• She’s giving the whole town a glow-up
• Soulmates
• Cinnamon roll SEAL hero
• Wounded warrior (his scars are on the inside)
• Found family
• Slow burn
• Closed door/kissing only