She can’t remember her past. He’s desperate to outrun his. In a small town built on secrets, love may be their only hope.Ten years after fleeing Whispering Pines, Summer Thompson returns to inherit a crumbling, half-renovated mansion—and sell it fast. She has few fractured memories, none of them good, about the place she grew up.The problem?A handsome handyman is already living in the estate… and he refuses to leave.Damian Knight came to town to disappear, hiding his mother and sister from a dangerous past. The last thing he needs is a connection with the mansion’s new owner. Yet late-night repairs and unexpected conversation blur the lines, becoming a slow-burn friends to lovers bond neither expects.As Summer’s memories resurface, she becomes determined to uncover the truth about her younger brother’s death—at the same time the threat Damian has been running from grows closer.When the past collides with the present, these two must risk everything for love… or lose their only chance at healing.