Rainbow River Series by Mia Scott

This bad boy Chef just lost the only home he’s ever had. I spent the last decade building a restaurant and running a kitchen I’m proud of, but with one selfish choice, my brother destroys it all. I’ve sacrificed everything—including any chance at a love life—and I’ve ended up with nothing.Well, not exactly nothing.Inheriting part ownership of a dilapidated inn and sprawling lavender farm in a wacky river town with four other guys I’ve never met is not exactly my idea of a great career change... moreThis bad boy Chef just lost the only home he’s ever had. I spent the last decade building a restaurant and running a kitchen I’m proud of, but with one selfish choice, my brother destroys it all. I’ve sacrificed everything—including any chance at a love life—and I’ve ended up with nothing.Well, not exactly nothing.Inheriting part ownership of a dilapidated inn and sprawling lavender farm in a wacky river town with four other guys I’ve never met is not exactly my idea of a great career change. But I’ve got to cook somewhere and Rainbow River isn’t Portland, but the town’s got a brisk tourist trade and my new business partners have the skills to whip the inn and land into shape as long as I can bring the kitchen up to snuff. It’ll be a new start. And this time, I’ll take the lesson my brother’s betrayal taught me to heart and trust no one. I’m resolved. I’m determined. Then Liam Tindall walks back into my life. And all that resolve? Out the damn window. This sweet Baker is all about hearth and home. I never expected to see the sad-eyed Chef I’d spent a steamy and delicious night with again. But just days after I get home to Rainbow River after my better-than-chocolate encounter with Clay and there he is: standing on the old inn’s steps and telling me that he’s part owner of the place. Which means Clay is one of my best friend’s new business partners. More than anything, my best friend wants the inn to succeed. Which means I can’t be flirting with the Chef who’s going to be a big part of that success. So now I’ve got a man hotter-than-scorched-sugar living right down the road from me and I shouldn’t even be looking, let alone thinking about touching. I tell myself I can stay away from temptation. That it’s the kind of messy even I won’t get involved in. Next thing I know, Clay’s in my bakery every day making lunches for the inn’s construction crew and getting me to school him on the finer quirks of our illustrious town council in exchange for meat-smoking lessons (no, not that kind of meat, get your mind out of the gutter!), plus being all irresistible and stuff. So when one kiss leads to another…well, you know the deal. Some sweet things are hard to resist and even harder to keep secret. But secrets in a small town don’t stay secret for long. And when this secret gets out?Whoo, boy. Rainbow River is never going to be the same. SWEET THINGS is 92K and is the first book in the Rainbow River Series, where five very different men receive an unexpected inheritance and come together to bring a beloved friend’s old Inn back to its former glory—while finding love and a new home in the quirky town of Rainbow River, where true love is never lost without being found again. less

Nate’s good with his hands…and bad with his heart.I build things. From furniture to houses, I’m never more at home than with sawdust in my hair and a hammer in my hand. But when it comes to my heart? I’ve erected a fifty foot wall around it and only the rare few get past. I have my reasons and they’re all good ones. Or so I think... moreNate’s good with his hands…and bad with his heart.I build things. From furniture to houses, I’m never more at home than with sawdust in my hair and a hammer in my hand. But when it comes to my heart? I’ve erected a fifty foot wall around it and only the rare few get past. I have my reasons and they’re all good ones. Or so I think.My work renovating the old Bluebell Inn with my four business partners is a dream come true and while there have been some bumps in the road, things are looking like smooth sailing. And then, we hit a snag.Or rather, I hit a snag, when this wild-haired literal flower-child waltzes through my construction site without so much as a hard hat and starts making demands about plants of all things. Danny Wren is the most stubborn, infuriating man I’ve ever met. And all of the sudden, I’m thinking those walls I’ve put up? Might need to come down.But Danny is not the kind who plays for keeps and once I throw my heart into the mix? It’s there for good. So there’s nothing but trouble waiting for me at the end of the road that is me and him.But the more time we spend together, the more I’m worried that’s not enough to stop me. Danny is looking for something rare.I’m a man on a mission. After seeing a photo of white lavender that I suspect is a strain that many thought had gone extinct, I’m determined acquire cuttings and investigate. It’s a botanist’s dream and I’ve got visions of papers and accolades dancing in my head, not to mention the possibilities for the unique scent the flowers give off.It should be easy, right? After all, my sister’s best friend is one of the owners of the inn the lavender farm’s on and this funny little town is one step away from sitcom territory.Problem is, the inn is being renovated and the guy in charge of the renovation? Nate Powers? Well, we kind of got off to a bad start.What can I say? When men handsome enough to made my toes curl come stomping up to me, all surly and dusty? I kind of go into panicked bossy mode and now he thinks I’m a jerk and I think we’d be better off making out in that patch of wild mint I found on the property. After a surprising kiss, I’m all for jumping into bed with him (or jumping into that wild mint patch, I’m not picky. I am a bit of a hippie, dirt’s never bothered me) but Nate is the kind of guy who plays for keeps. He doesn’t do casual flings. And casual is kind of all I’ve ever known.I’ve never slowed down or committed to anyone. But the more I get to know him and the longer I can’t have him?I’m starting to think that staying in one place and committing to something—and someone—might be the way to go. WILD HEARTS is 90K and is the second book in the Rainbow River Series, where five very different men receive an unexpected inheritance and come together to bring a beloved friend’s old Inn back to its former glory—while finding love and a new home in the quirky town of Rainbow River, where true love is never lost without being found again. less