Emmie Elliot hadn't expected to come back to Merlin, California. She definitely didn't expect to stay. She returned to her childhood home with a mission: sell the building that housed her grandmother's bookstore and move on with her life. But life doesn't always go according to plan. To reopen her grandmother's shop, Emmie will need a hook. She'll need a strategy. She'll need an ... Ox? Miles Oxford doesn't have much interest in quiet bookstore owners. He's a tattoo artist without a space to work and the last thing he wants is to get involved with anyone after his last disaster of a relationship. Work and pleasure don't mix of Ox but since he doesn't have any interest in the cute girl with the bold business proposal, he should be safe from any awkward complications.
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