Approaching thirty, Colin Gibson wants what his parents have: someone to share the ordinary days with, someone to cherish. So far, he's failed at it spectacularly. Then he walks into a pub, locks eyes with a captivating stranger, and follows her pull—only to watch her step straight into his brother’s arms for a quick favor.
Ezri Rose-Paige fled home at eighteen to escape an arranged marriage, leaving behind a toxic family that never forgave her. Five years later, she’s focused on her future. Taking a job with Luke Gibson's father is part of her plan; getting swept off her feet by Luke’s older brother is definitely not.
Neither trusts the spark between them, but their connection quickly deepens into something neither can resist. When Ezri gets word that her estranged mother is dying, Colin steps up to go with her—forcing Ezri to face the dark past she ran from and prove she’s no longer the girl they broke.
Willow Creek is the fifth book in the Firefly Hollow Generations series, a heartwarming small-town Southern family saga with a meddling family that means well and Appalachian folk magic running underneath it all. Told in dual POV, it's a romance offering a real chance at happiness for a twice-burned hero and a shy heroine running from an arranged marriage—even when an unwelcome reckoning forces her to face the toxic family she left behind.