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When Wyatt Landry rolls up to fix the chapel at Daigle Family Funeral Services, the last thing he expects is to come face-to-face with the woman he's been trying to forget for two years—the same woman who's now very much his boss and very much off-limits, especially with her adorable six-year-old daughter watching his every move. What started as a steamy one-night stand has transformed into something infinitely more complicated, as Wyatt charms his way into not just the renovation job, but into the heart of a family determined to keep him at arm's length. With matchmaking best friends, meddling parents, and undeniable chemistry sizzling between them, our protagonist quickly discovers that some feelings don't stay buried—they just wait for the right moment to bloom into something real. This is a second-chance romance that proves sometimes the best love stories happen when you stop running from your past and let someone show you what your future could look like.
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