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Thistle & Pine - A cosy small town romance

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Charlotte Hayes has her life together. Almost. She's clawed her way into a London creative agency, owns one (slightly tragic) pair of Gucci slides, and has perfected the art of replying to "URGENT!!" emails at 2 a.m. When her grandmother dies and leaves her an inn in the Scottish Highlands, Lottie plans to do the sensible thing: sell it, cash out, and get back to her oat milk lattes.

There's just one problem.

The inn comes with peeling wallpaper, dodgy plumbing, and an entire village rooting for her to succeed. Oh, and a carpenter named Ewan MacLeod-grumpy, broad-shouldered, maddeningly competent-who clearly thinks the city girl won't last a week.

Two weeks in Balmore was supposed to be enough to sort out the paperwork and escape back to Wi-Fi and Deliveroo. But the longer she stays, the more the Highlands begin to tug at her-and the harder it gets to ignore the sparks flying every time she and Ewan clash.

She came to sell an inn. She might just lose her heart instead.All Rights Reserved

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