AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER ∙ A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN AMAZON BEST ROMANCE BOOK OF THE
MONTH! “A moving captivating beautiful debut! I can’t wait for the whole world to read
it."—Jasmine Guillory New York Times bestselling author of Flirting Lessons A playwright
must grapple with her difficult year and writer's block while falling for the single dad living
next door in this emotional debut novel from Ashley Jordan. Eve Ambroise may be a rising star
playwright but her personal life is falling part. Desperate for a fresh start she breaks up
with her fiancé cuts off her parents and heads to the Tennessee mountains. But keeping up the
lie that she’s just on a writing retreat becomes near impossible when faced with the
well-meaning townspeople and a neighbor who has just as much baggage as she has. Coming off a
contentious custody battle Jamie Gallagher is restructuring what his life looks like as a
single dad and spending more days at his cabin makes his new “free time” a little less empty.
Especially when he meets the beautiful—and prickly—woman next door. The last thing he needs is
a new romance to shake up his family dynamics even more but there’s something about Eve. What
starts out as a fling quickly becomes more serious and it’s not long before Eve is running
scared once again. She’s loved and lost in every possible way and risking it one more time
could finally break her. But like the fireflies that fill the mountains around them Jamie's
and Eve’s lives keep falling into sync. A fairy-tale ending could be in the cards but only if
the new couple can get out of their heads and put their hearts first. “An entertaining sexy
novel that boldly explores trauma and healing yet still manages to be laugh-out-loud funny”—
Library Journal STARRED review
