As battles to unmask a criminal unfold, can Rosie keep her livelihood intact while attempting to save the man she loves from himself?

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Rosie Henderson pours her broken heart into selling handmade candles and silk scarves at her English gift shop, Peacocks and Peonies. 

 

Infamous crime author, and celebrity playboy, River Sutton arrives in the coastal town of Hillford with high hopes that a little salt air will cure his writer’s block.

 

Rosie and River’s chemistry is undeniable when they cross paths in a near-miss meet-cute. But falling for River comes at a cost. Rosie’s carefully crafted and idyllic life is upended by River’s hedonistic lifestyle and substance abuse. As Rosie balances the new demands River’s public lifestyle has in her life, her beloved shop is targeted in a sinister act of vandalism. The threat is personal; break it off with River—or else.

 

Rosie works with the local police to unmask the perpetrator while helping River confront his demons. But the threats keep escalating, and Rosie fears the scars of the past may be too deep for both her and River to overcome.