Cider, Snowplows & Second Chances: A Romantic Comedy

A by-the-book auditor has arrived in Dalton with a clipboard, a timeline, and a strict policy against surprises. Dalton, Maine, immediately violates all three. Ethan Ward is there to review a string of wildly successful local fundraisers-because when a small town raises that much money, the state wants receipts. Ethan wants neat files, quiet days, and exactly zero emotional entanglements. Dalton wants to feed him, tease him, and adopt him. When a snowstorm turns "quick compliance visit" into "you're not leaving," Ethan gets assigned an unwilling local handler: Jesse, a capable, steady snowmobile mechanic who knows the roads, the people, and exactly how to read Ethan's overthinking before Ethan admits he's spiraling. What starts as forced proximity and reluctant cooperation turns into competence bonding, flirt-fights, and the kind of warmth that makes leaving feel impossible. Cider, Snowplows & Second Chances is a cozy romantic comedy about competence under pressure, small-town chaos with good intentions, and the kind of community that shows up before you've finished saying you're fine. Read as a standalone with a guaranteed happily-ever-after.

Pages: 297, Paperback, Independently published