Opening a romance bookstore has always been Stella Dawson's dream. She just never thought it would take a life-altering moment to make it happen. But now that it has, she's not holding back. Not even when she meets Byron, the brooding co-owner of the brewery next door. Byron O'Neill makes beer, not friends. He has his reasons for not wanting the shop next door to belong to anyone else, and they're damned good ones. Life moves on, but that doesn't mean Byron has to move on, too. Stella won't let Byron drive her away from her dream. Byron isn't going to let Stella destroy his hold on the past. But what if each of them hold the key to the other's future?