Sometimes love shows up between the pages... and far too many coffee refills.

Emma Carter is a curvy, quietly stubborn bookshop owner in the heart of Maplewood who is perfectly content with her shelves, her solitude, and her zero dating life. Thank you very much.

But when Nathan Reed, the cozy small town's handsome new librarian (and far too young for her), proposes a joint book event, Emma reluctantly agrees. What begins as a professional collaboration quickly turns into something else ... with sparks, shared glances, and small-town gossip thrown in for good measure.

Can Emma trust what is growing between them, or will the age gap, public whispers, and her own fears close the book before it even begins?