Rare Blend: A Small Town, Grumpy/Sunshine, Dislike to Love Romance (Red Mountain Series Book 1)

About this book

Marisa Castilla is ready for a fresh start, but her reality is far from glamorous. After losing her job and her home in the city, she retreats to the quiet town of Red Mountain to work for her father’s newspaper. Her temporary living situation in a vineyard cottage comes with a major complication: her landlord, Ethan Ledger. As the newly minted CEO of his family’s wine empire, Ethan is a high-strung, grumpy recluse who wants nothing more than to be left alone. He demands no visitors and zero friendship, viewing the vibrant, unexpected arrival of his new neighbor as an unwelcome distraction. Despite his rigid rules and cold exterior, the chemistry between them is impossible to ignore. What starts as a tense landlord-tenant dynamic slowly shifts into something deeper through late-night texts and shared moments that melt Ethan’s defenses. This classic grumpy/sunshine, dislike-to-love romance sees the pair navigating their growing connection just as the outside world intervenes. When a dream job offer calls Marisa back to the city, she must decide if her future lies in the corporate world she once craved or in the arms of the man who has become her home in Red Mountain.