Love, Pending Repairs: A Small Town Contemporary Romance

Her clinic needs repairs. Her love life is about to get complicated.Lela Sutton has finally earned the trust of Crown Lode, Nevada. Her veterinary practice is thriving, her clients are calling her instead of her retired predecessor, and she has a plan to turn the town's unused fairgrounds into an animal rehabilitation center.Unfortunately, Garrett Williams has a different plan.The quietly stubborn rancher wants a livestock market that could help local families stay in business. He also has an inconvenient habit of asking questions Lela would rather answer when she isn't noticing his hands.Then a storm damages her clinic and apartment, leaving her business without a home.Garrett offers temporary space at the Bar B Ranch. Lela accepts a paid lease, a small upstairs apartment, and the daily challenge of living within walking distance of the man standing between her and a dream.It is supposed to be a practical arrangement.But there are late nights with frightened animals, suppers that last longer than necessary, and a certain border collie who considers walking shoes an invitation. Away from public meetings, Lela discovers a man whose care runs deeper than his careful words. Garrett discovers that the woman who challenges him might be the person he most wants beside him.Their attraction is no longer the difficult question.What happens when loving someone doesn't mean wanting the same future?And what, exactly, is Garrett planning behind that thoughtful expression?In a foothill town where the coffee is strong and privacy takes effort, every shared evening brings them closer to something worth risking. Yet the end of Lela's temporary stay is approaching, the fairgrounds decision is coming, and an offer made with the best intentions could cost them everything they have begun to trust.Love, Pending Repairs invites you into warm kitchens, moonlit ranch yards, and the delicious uncertainty of two capable people making a mess of falling in love. With dry humor, simmering tension, tender intimacy, and the pleasure of discovering what lies beneath a guarded heart, this contemporary romance offers a satisfying escape into a love worth choosing again.