Paperback Adverse Conditions - Reclaimed Hearts book 1

Xavier’s problem: one hot, single dad-neighbor. Also, a dying town in need of some major cosmetic work.

Vincent’s problem: Xavier Stone.

After almost twenty years away, a miserable breakup forces Xavier Stone back to his hometown.
The small oceanside town of Cooper Springs is slowly dying and has been for decades, a victim of the modern economy. Those remaining are almost ready to hold the funeral. But Xavier's personal motto is “The future is bright,” he’s got plenty of pairs of sunglasses, and he's not letting Cooper Springs fade away without a fight.

Vincent Barone returned, post-degree, to be close to his elderly parents, and he never left again. These days, he’s the single dad of a spunky fifteen-year-old daughter and is working two jobs to pay for all those things nobody tells you a teen needs.

He's perfectly happy with his life. Mostly. Pretty much anyway.

Then, out of the blue, the famously irritating Xavier Stone, with his bright smile and sparkling eyes, moves in across the street, disrupting Vincent’s perfectly okay life.

Luckily, Vincent doesn't have time for a relationship. And even if he did, he certainly wouldn’t date his flashy, arrogant neighbor, whom he absolutely did not have a crush on back in high school.

No way ever, thinks Xavier while watching Vincent clear out the storm drains during a particularly violent downpour. His former classmate can’t possibly be sexy, can he? No. Absolutely not.

Will the two men set their pasts aside? They both deserve a new start, so why not with each other? If they could just be in the same room for more than ten minutes–without arguing, that would probably help.

Adverse Conditions is the first in the Reclaimed Hearts series, set in the wilds of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Opposites-attract, older lovers, silver foxes, enemies to lovers, small-town romance, with a little murder. HEA guaranteed.

Adverse Conditions Paperback