Love At First Loaf

He made a deal to push me out. 

Then he fell for me instead. 

I came to Ashwood Falls for sixty days—long enough to sell my cabin and move on. Then I met Jace Maddox. Grumpy. Silent. Impossible to ignore. The kind of man who builds you shelves instead of saying how he feels… and shows up when everything falls apart. 

I wasn’t supposed to stay. I definitely wasn’t supposed to fall. But somewhere between baking bread, small-town chaos, and one storm that changes everything… I start to believe I might actually belong here. With him. 

Until I find out the truth. 

He was watching me from the start. Reporting back. Waiting for me to leave. Now I don’t know what’s real— except the way he touches me… and the way it still feels like home. 

Love at First Loaf is a steamy small-town romcom with grumpy/sunshine vibes, forced proximity, found family, and one very stubborn mountain man.