Hey guys! 💕

I'm so excited to start this book and share this journey with you. If I’m being honest, I can’t wait to see where it takes us!

This chapter isn’t the introductory chapter (that’s coming next), but I wanted to share the full blurb here since I couldn’t fit it into the allocated space. Or rather a longer blurb. Hope you don’t mind!

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BLURB:

I couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow as I watched him wipe down the counter like he was just another barista. "Wait, you’re telling me you own this place? And you’re here...working?"

Leo didn’t flinch. Instead, he flashed me a look that was equal parts smug and amused. "And you’re hiding out in a small-town café while your Hollywood ex is out there burning bridges?" He leaned in slightly, voice low but teasing. "Seems we both have our...interesting choices."

I couldn’t hold back a laugh. "Touché. Guess we’re both experts in the art of running away."

But what I didn’t know was that the last thing I was running from...was him.

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For two people who craved privacy, they sure seemed destined to find it in the last place either of them wanted to be: in each other’s business.

Hollywood darling Calista Carlisle has been in the public eye for years, expertly curated and camera-ready. But after a humiliating breakup and the leak of her ex’s affair with another celebrity, she’s done playing the game. Desperate for a reset, she slips away to the quiet town of Mendocino, California—where the biggest scandal is whether you put one or two sugars in your coffee. Or so she thinks.

Enter Leo Donovan, a man whose name alone could make a tabloid editor salivate. A billionaire hiding in plain sight, Leo runs The Cove, a successful café chain founded to honor his late mother, despite his family’s constant nagging to turn it into a “real asset.” For a guy hell-bent on staying out of the spotlight, Leo sure knows how to make himself look like a VIP in hiding.

Their chemistry is undeniable, but complicated—Leo’s world of boardrooms and billionaires couldn’t clash more with Calista’s world of red carpets and reporters. And while he’s dealing with a meddling ex and a family obsessed with legacy, Calista is being hounded by her own Hollywood baggage, including a desperate ex-boyfriend who won’t stop dragging her name through the mud.

If Leo’s rare smile was supposed to be inviting, Calista couldn’t help but wonder if it was more of a warning. Because when they’re together, everything that divides them fades, and the stakes get dangerously high.

In a town too small for secrets, they’ll both have to confront their pasts, face the people who can’t seem to let go, and decide if love can really bridge two worlds this far apart.

Or maybe—just maybe—they aren’t really as different as they think.

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Thanks so much for checking out my book! I hope you’re as excited as I am to dive into this story. Feel free to share your thoughts, predictions, or anything else in the comments—I’d love to hear from you.

Let’s make this journey unforgettable together! 💕

Muah!💋
~Rhoda