I accidentally body-slammed a brooding billionaire doctor in my bakery before sunrise.

Now the grumpy, scandal-ridden surgeon who hates sunshine… is my new neighbor.

And apparently the man I can’t stand is also the one I can’t stop noticing.

I’m Harper Lane. Small-town baker. Professional optimist.

And apparently, I just declared war. On a six-foot-three Manhattan surgeon with a deadly scowl.

Dr. Cole Harrington is older, richer, and grumpier than any man has the right to be.

He’s also hiding from a scandal that destroyed his career and turned the whole town against him.

Unfortunately for me, he moves in next door.

Even worse… he keeps showing up exactly when my life is falling apart.

First my bakery window gets smashed.

Then the town whispers that the dangerous outsider might be responsible.

Cole is arrogant. Infuriating. And entirely too good at stepping in when things get ugly.

The more we fight, the closer we end up.

Working together. Arguing. Burning with a chemistry neither of us wants.

Because falling for him would be a disaster.

He’s leaving. The town hates him.

And if I’m not careful, my heart might be the next thing shattered in Sugar & Spice.

But the worst part?

The grumpy billionaire doctor I swore I’d never trust.

Might be the only man willing to burn this town down to protect me.