When a man you spent 438 days loving shows up in your small hometown asking for help—after choosing your best friend over you—you'd think the answer would be an easy no. But Foster Madden has always been impossible to refuse, and now he's back with apologies on his lips and a championship fight he desperately needs to train for, determined to prove that this time, he's fighting for what actually matters. Talia knows better than to trust the charming fighter who broke her heart, yet watching him transform before her eyes makes it dangerously hard to remember why she swore she'd never think of him again. In this intense small-town romance, second chances clash with hard-won walls, and one woman has to decide if some fights are worth fighting—especially when the prize might be a love that refuses to stay buried.

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Moody indie-pop with soulful R&B undertones—think Hozier's longing, SZA's vulnerability, and The 1975's romantic tension. Mix in folk-tinged ballads (Bon Iver) and contemporary pop (Maggie Rogers). Capture small-town nostalgia with steamy, uncertain chemistry.