Southern Hearts, Seattle Nights

Michelle Avery came to Seattle for a fresh start- not to fall for a smooth-talking doctor from Houston who seems determined to get under her skin. After another long night shift in labor and delivery, all Michelle wants is breakfast and a place to sit. When a crowded café leaves her with one option-an empty chair across from Dr. Christopher Langston-she takes it. One conversation turns into exchanged numbers, playful texts, and a first date with enough chemistry to make Michelle do something completely out of character. Then panic and disappear for a week. Chris Langston isn't used to chasing women who clearly want him just as much as he wants them. But there's something about the stubborn, beautiful nurse from Memphis that makes walking away impossible. And once he shows up at her door demanding to know why she's been avoiding him, Michelle realizes getting rid of the persistent doctor might be harder than she thought. What begins as undeniable attraction quickly becomes late-night phone calls, stolen moments between shifts, family introductions, and two lives becoming tangled together before either of them realizes just how serious they've gotten. Michelle knows five months shouldn't feel like forever. Chris knows love wasn't part of the plan. But somewhere between Memphis and Houston, Seattle rain and Southern roots, breakfast at a crowded café and falling asleep in each other's arms, they stop wondering where this thing between them is going. Because sometimes home isn't a city. Sometimes it's the person you never saw coming.