Borrowed Hearts in Cedar Falls

Returning to Cedar Falls was never part of my plan.
After a humiliating breakup and a stalled photography career, I come back to my hometown to help my grandmother save her lakeside café. Quiet days, familiar faces, and a little healing—that’s all I want.
What I don’t want… is Noah Carter.
He’s infuriatingly charming, stubborn as hell, and somehow now the co-owner of the building next door. Our first meeting ends in a public argument, followed by a moment of weakness I refuse to talk about.
Noah is everything I try to avoid—too confident, too tempting, and way too interested in getting under my skin.
But when a local festival project forces us to work side by side, the walls I built start to crack. The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the spark between us—and the secrets we’re both hiding.
In a town where everyone knows your past, can two broken hearts risk building something real?