Meant To Be

A Small-Town Blind Date Romance

Sometimes the best connection isn’t online—it’s the one that happens by accident.

Jodie Durbin lives a double life. By day, she’s a quiet nature-loving minimalist who spends her time tending houseplants and meditating by the window. But online? She’s a fearless hacker, gaming legend, and internet sensation. Her real-life persona couldn’t be more different from the confident alter ego everyone knows—until her loudmouthed roommate ditches a blind date at the last second, leaving Jodie to face the poor guy at the door.

Samuel “Buddy” Stevens has had enough of being the nice guy who finishes last. Hard-working, loyal, and maybe a little too patient, he’s been looking for love for years—only to get friend-zoned every single time. So when a friend sets him up on a blind date, he figures it can’t hurt to try again.

One date.

Two mismatched souls.

Can the guy no one ever notices win the heart of the woman he can’t live without?

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Welcome to the outskirts of Ember Creek—where wild hearts take risks and soulmates discover this is where they’ve always belonged. It’s not just the firefighters in town causing a ruckus anymore…