Rebellious & Rooted

One blizzard. One bed. One dare between best friends.

Valerie

I’d have ditched the small Vermont town I grew up in years ago, if my mom hadn’t gotten cancer.

After exploring the world, I’d come back and marry my responsible friend Jack. Since I never left, we stayed friends.

But when we get stranded together in a blizzard, and I dare him to do something unpredictable…

I don’t expect him to strut around in a towel and woo me like I’ve never been wooed before. And I certainly don’t expect him to be so… skilled.

Except now I’m terrified of breaking both our hearts when I tell him my plans to leave town.

Jack

I’ve secretly been in love with Valerie since high school.

When her mom’s diagnosis dashed her study abroad plans, I knew she needed a friend, not a boyfriend.

After years of yearning, I get my chance when we’re stranded together. But I don’t want a fling with Valerie, even if being with her surpasses my wildest fantasies.

I need to prove that I’m the one for her, because I want forever.

But now that her mom is recovered, the clock is ticking.

I’d do anything to help Valerie spread her wings and soar. Even if all I want is to put down roots with her.

Rebellious & Rooted is a small town friends to lovers romance that includes a road trip. Opposites attract, everyone else can see they're in love, and the forced proximity helps them figure it out. It’s part of the interconnected Flowers of Fairport series and can be read as a stand alone. Guaranteed HEA!