“What a sweet contemporary romance!”

Reviewer—Goodreads

The grump next door can’t really be her hero, right? Fall in love with this grumpy/sunshine, wounded souls with secrets small town romance!

Don’t, don’t, don’t give your heart away to the Boy Next Door…

Copywriter and songwriter wannabe Sadie Hudson vowed never to return to Jonathon Island…but when her grandmother needs her—and she’s the only one left to help—yes, she’ll return, because she’ll do anything for family. Even if it means facing the tragedy that haunts her, the accident that took her sister’s life..

Look away, and don’t get involved…aw, what’s a guy going to do?

Yes, Asher Quinn has noticed his elderly neighbor’s new arrival, but he’s not interested in anything but solitude for reasons he’ll tell no one. And then—shoot—a tree comes down on the house and he can’t live with himself if he doesn’t help. Please let it not cost him the new life he’s constructed here…

Except, Sadie and her sunshine has seeped into his dark soul, and he finds himself wanting not only to help, but to know her more…But if she discovers his secret, it just might send her running from the one place she now calls home.

As for Sadie, Asher has awakened the songwriter inside her, and suddenly Mr. Grumpy has found a place in her heart. And, ignited her courage to enter the town’s songwriting festival on Blueberry Hill. But Asher is more than he has told her…and when the truth comes out…

Well, she knew better than to trust the Boy Next Door, right?

Grab this endearing, touching Jonathon Island romance about taking a chance on a wounded hero and the song in your heart. It’s the perfect summer romance for those who love stories that risk it all for a happy ending.

The Jonathon Island series is created by USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Susan May Warren.

Tropes:
Grumpy/Sunshine
Secrets
Boy next door
Wounded hero