Thorns & Roses
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When recently divorced Marcus Blake moves to the sleepy town of Millbrook with his rebellious 12-year-old daughter, the last thing he expects is to find a gorgeous woman tending roses in his overgrown backyard at sunrise.
Zara Williams is everything Marcus didn't know he needed-fierce, independent, and absolutely stunning. She's been secretly caring for the century-old rose garden on his inherited property, and she's not about to let some grumpy white man from the city destroy her labor of love.
What starts as a tense misunderstanding quickly turns into a reluctant partnership... and then something much more dangerous. As summer heat rises and roses bloom, so does the undeniable chemistry between them. But in a town where whispers travel faster than wildfire and old prejudices run deep, their forbidden attraction threatens to uproot everything they've worked for.
Marcus's manipulative ex-wife wants him back. His daughter wants Zara gone. The town council wants to shut Zara down. And everyone's watching to see if the divorced dad and the ambitious Black businesswoman will crash and burn.
But some roses are worth fighting for, even if you get pricked by the thorns.
🌹 Single dad romance
🌹 Small town drama
🌹 Forbidden attraction
🌹 HEA guaranteed
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