Jessup Faulkner is moving up in the world. At least, he's moving up in his family's small flower shop. His parents are retiring, and they're giving him a chance to prove that he can run the business by putting him in charge of the town's annual flower festival competition. The clout from winning this year can make or break the year in sales, and Jessup's determined to show his parents he can take over the business.

Lydia Peke is new in town and helping her uncle, the owner of Peke's Flowers and Gifts, with his flower shop while he recovers from an illness. With Lydia's customer service and organizational background, he puts her in charge of their display and booth in the annual competition that can save his shop from financial ruin.

After Jessup and Lydia unknowingly meet and have a steamy one-night stand, Lydia thinks she'll never see him again. But when the guy who rocked her world shows up as her competition at the flower festival, all bets are off.

This is a 20k word novella and can be read in an hour to 90 minutes.