Ginger Lawson has worked years for this chance. Fresh out of grad school with a degree in interior design, she’s ready to prove herself. What she didn’t expect was that her first real job would land her on a remote farm in Iowa, designing for the state’s most private and most tempting billionaire cowboy.

Lucas Jameson has money, land, and the kind of rugged presence that turns heads. But after too much betrayal, he’s learned to live with his doors and his heart closed. Then Ginger shows up. Sharp, creative, and impossible to ignore, she brings warmth back into the house he’d let grow cold.

As days stretch into nights, their professional lines blur. Desire simmers, trust deepens, and suddenly Ginger isn’t just part of his project she’s part of his life. But her dreams were never tied to small-town Iowa, and leaving was always the plan.

Can Lucas give her a reason to stay, or will she walk away before he dares to hope?

Kimberly Zepeda