A quiet farmer. A bold best friend. And a harvest festival that could change everything.

As autumn settles over Dooncarra, Liam Callahan is happiest in his fields and far from the spotlight. But the Dooncarra Community Renewal Grant demands a perfect harvest festival, and his lifelong best friend Maeve O'Sullivan has just volunteered him to help organise it.

Liam can never say no to Maeve. That has always been his problem.

Late-night planning sessions and stolen moments under the harvest moon are starting to blur the lines. The easy friendship they have shared for years is shifting into something neither of them has a name for yet. As the festival approaches, Liam faces the hardest choice of his life. Play it safe and keep the friendship that means everything to him. Risk it all for the love that has been growing right beside him for years. Save the town by proving that Dooncarra's heart is still beating strong.

The harvest is coming. The stakes are rising. And the best friend he has always loved is finally within reach.

When the festival finally unfolds, will Liam and Maeve find a new beginning, or will the fear of change keep them apart?

Perfect for readers who love friends-to-lovers romance, sunshine and grumpy pairings, and autumn stories full of warmth, golden light, and the courage it takes to reach for the love that has been there all along.

Book 5 of the Love in Dooncarra series -- interconnected standalones set in a coastal Irish village where community, friendship, and the changing seasons make the best love stories.