The historic hotel in Boonsboro has endured war and peace, the changing of hands, and even rumored hauntings. Now its getting a major face-lift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett has little time for a social life. But theres another project hes got his eye on: the girl hes been waiting to kiss since he was sixteen. After losing her husband and returning to her hometown, Clare Brewster soon settles into her life as the mother of three young sons while running the towns bookstore. Though busy, Clare is drawn across the street by Becketts transformation of the old inn, wanting to take a closer look at both the building and the man behind it. With the grand opening inching closer, Beckett is happy to give Clare a private tour. Its no first date, but these stolen moments are the beginning of something that could arouse the secret yearning that resides in Clares independent heartand open the door to the extraordinary adventure of what comes next