A Small Town, Second Chance, Enemies to Lovers, standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Chase

She walked away and spent years wondering what could have been.
Hes hated her from the moment she walked away from their future.
They thought they needed closure. But maybe what they need is a second chance.

Billie Donovan was so close to having it all. But years ago, she was forced to walk away from Marcus Calloway, choosing her family over their shared future. Since then, shes accepted that shes just not meant to have the happy ending shes seen all her siblings find. Her family is happy and thats all thats ever mattered. But when Marcus walks back into her life, Billie is forced to finally face the choices she made all those years ago.

But not before she smashes a muffin in his face when he unexpectedly walks into her bakery.

Marcus has spent years hating the woman he once vowed to love forever, and he felt righteous in that anger because she tore their world apart. When hes forced to return to Sweetbriar Ridge to help care for his ailing father, hes shocked to find Billie running the local bakery. They had been a financial dynamic duo all those years agobuilding an empire that would guarantee them a life of luxury. So why was she just a lowly baker?

A question that earned him a face full of muffin.

They both swore they needed closure, but what should have been a simple conversation awakened old passions. Suddenly, Marcus isnt as eager to leave Sweetbriar Ridge, and Billie must decide if shes prepared to give her heart to a man who doesnt always see who she really is.