All she wanted was to teach him a lesson… All he wanted was her.

Maya Parker’s life is safe, simple, and predictable. She has a roof over her head, friends she can count on, and a cat she’s hoping will actually like her one of these days.

The only thing that could make it better is teaching her surrogate Nana’s neglectful grandson, Liam Bishop, a lesson she wishes some had taught her parents—you don’t abandon family.

But when Liam finally strolls back into Carlisle Creek—infuriatingly handsome, aggravatingly likable, and far less punchable than she would have liked—everything she thought she knew about herself, about him, and about family begins to crumble.

Maya’s once predictable life is now anything but.

Her Nana is matchmaking.

Her friends are meddling.

Her cat almost certainly has murder on his mind.

And the revenge Maya’s been dreaming of? She can kiss it goodbye. Because the only thing she hates more than Liam’s return … is how badly she wants him to stay.