Bad Boy Era

Everly Fletcher has a reputation as the matchmaker of her family, though her own love life keeps falling flat. After four years in Dublin, she comes home to Fletcher Mountain, planning a calm summer helping her aunt open an animal rescue center. She also keeps a personal rule: never fall for her best friend's grumpy brother.

Then Conri Reilly, known as Wolf, arrives. He is the twin brother of her college roommate, a brooding, tattooed Irish rugby player whose bad-boy name comes from red cards that have damaged his chances in the sport. A training camp in Denver is his shot at a comeback.

As a favor, Everly reluctantly arranges a place for Wolf to stay, on the condition that he volunteers at the rescue center. That puts them side by side at work and next door at home. He treats her like an annoyance, yet his looks say something else entirely.

Wolf came to America to repair his image, not to fall for his sister's best friend. The longer he spends near Everly, the harder it gets to keep his distance.

This is a small-town contemporary romance with a grumpy and sunshine pairing, an overprotective family in the background, and a playful, flirtatious tone. Expect a slow burn of close quarters and rising attraction, with heat that shows in the glances before anything else.