The Last Dakota Summer

A Second-Chance Romance

Amelia Gable left North Dakota in her rearview mirror years ago. Now she's a rising chef with her sights set on a Michelin star, and her family's failing farm is the only thing standing in her way. One quick sale, and she's free.

Except Gideon Troy isn't selling.

He's spent years keeping the Gable farm alive with nothing but sweat and stubborn hope. To him, it's home. To Amelia, it's a ghost she needs to bury. When a plumbing disaster forces them under the same roof, the tension between them ignites—part fury, part something neither of them wants to name.

She's all sharp edges and city ambition. He's quiet, steady, and maddeningly unmovable. And the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to remember why they're supposed to be on opposite sides.

Amelia needs the farm sold to build her future. Gideon needs it to have one at all. But when the dust settles and the summer ends, they'll have to decide if love is worth letting go of the life they planned—for the one they never saw coming.

A standalone contemporary romance with rivals-to-lovers tension, forced proximity on a working farm, and a hero who falls first. Sweet but steam, features one intimate love scene (low heat).