Ansley B. Calloway

Harassing a stranger at the grocery store probably wasn’t a great idea, but Georgia really needed those condoms. Imagine her surprise when she found out Ashton was her new neighbor the next day. The single dad next door was hot, and also insisted on helping her move in. Who would turn down a free moving service done by a team of tall volleyball players? Ashton Reid hadn’t focused on anything other than his daughter in the last five years. Being a single dad was quite a handful, but when the woman next door caught his eye, he found himself considering his future with someone else for the first time in a long time. Lucky for him, Georgia and his daughter got along quickly, and once Ashton and Ruth Reid inserted themselves into Georgia’s life, she was a goner. Their sweet smiles and cute antics won her over before she even realized it. Juggling writing her first book and not catching feelings for her new neighbor was going to be difficult. If not impossible.

After my cheating fiance set my old life ablaze, I returned to Rosewood, the small town I grew up in. Everything in Rosewood may have looked the same, but it sure felt different ten years later. When I moved into my late grandmother’s cafe, I had no plans of staying long. Those plans of isolating myself in her shop quickly died. Nicholas Reid, my old rival from our high school volleyball team, found me minutes after entering town and seemed quite surprised to find me sneaking in during the middle of the night. Since I decided to take over my grandmother’s shop and run it on my own terms, Reid started showing up nearly every day. His helpful act was most likely a charade, just like every other man who had made their way into my life. But as we became friends, I found myself wishing for more. Learning to run my own business would be a challenging adventure, and with Reid living right next door I was bound to run into trouble. If luck was any factor, I was destined for ruin. Or would my luck in life and love turn around?

Getting into bed with the town’s favorite athlete was supposed to be my one night to let loose. Instead I got knocked up. I blame my grumpy, childhood best friend. He returned to our small town unexpectedly, insisting on staying in my tiny apartment together. Even if there is only one bed. I knew Ryan before he was Ryan Summers, Olympic hopeful, and small town celebrity. But he’s always gotten what he wants. Until we both get something we weren’t expecting. Those two pink lines. Will we be able to keep our growing feelings— and hands, to ourselves while we prepare for our baby? With my busy classroom and the town depending on me, my life is hectic enough. If I do open up… will he be able to handle the weight of the world on my shoulders?