OneMaxen
In the heart of a small town where everyone knows your past and your favorite pan de coco, Dash Malvar and Veya Seren Alcaraz are just neighbors. At least, that's what they keep telling everyone-including themselves.
He's the town's loveable screw-up with a messy record and a heart of gold. She's the focused, no-nonsense baker trying to keep her family business afloat and her emotions in check. When a string of unexpected town duties, misunderstandings, and late-night texts throw them together, their carefully constructed walls start to crumble-especially when fireworks (literal and emotional) begin to fly.
But as their connection deepens, Dash's reckless past comes back to haunt him, threatening everything he's trying to rebuild. And Veya has to decide: is love worth the risk when the future's uncertain and the past won't let go?