Maya Parker’s life is practically perfect: she has a roof over her head, friends who stick around, and a cat she’s crossing her fingers will actually like her one day.

Life is safe, simple, and predictable. Just the way she likes it.

The only thing that could make it better would be finally unleashing her carefully planned vengeance on her surrogate Nana’s neglectful grandson, Liam Bishop, for his years-long absence.

But when Liam finally strolls back into town—distractingly handsome, aggravatingly likable, and far less punchable than she’d imagined—everything changes.

Now, her predictable life is anything but.

Nana is scheming.

Her friends are conspiring.

Her cat almost definitely wants to kill her.

And the vengeance Maya’s been dreaming of is forgotten. Because the only thing more infuriating than Liam’s return to Carlisle Creek … is how badly she wants him to stay.

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