Brewing Trust

Sometimes the person you've been waiting for has been there all along, and the emotions are still brewing. Kelsey Riley spent ten years building a life that doesn't need anyone. She owns The Write Brew with her best friend, shows up for her twin brother, and never asks for too much. It's safer that way, especially when you've already been left behind by the boy you thought you'd marry.

Until Gavin Barrett finally comes home.

He's got a newborn niece, a sister struggling with coming home, and a job that needs him. So he does what he's always done: proves his worth by being useful. Shows up early. Helps without being asked. Fixes things.

But Kelsey doesn't need fixing. She needs to be chosen.

Gavin thinks love is fixing enough problems to make yourself too valuable to lose. Kelsey's learned that being low-maintenance just makes it easier for people to leave without guilt.

He left to protect his sister. She learned to live without him. Now neither one knows how to reach for what they actually want.