Too many books, too little time has been my excuse for not reading a Melanie Greene novel in a while. But I'm glad Common Ground bubbled up on my TBR. This is a series-starter, set in a small town in the Texas Hill Country. The romance features Livia, who has used an inheritance to buy a B&B in the small town of Honey Wine, and Greg, a man returning to his hometown with dreams of adding the B&B to his neighboring land to offer outdoor adventure packages. There's lots of animosity between the two in the first part of the book - she wants to shake things up while he wants them to stay the same; she's an outsider while he's a hometown boy; and she's got business experience while he's struggling to gain his footing. But soon, undeniable chemistry and a romantic treehouse bring the neighbors together. I enjoyed the characters' growth in both their businesses and in revealing their true selves to each other, and the ending left me grinning.

Thank you to the author, Melanie Greene, for the advance review copy!