The Artist She Inspired

Lily Barnes is determined to make her mark on the small town of Maplewood with a fall arts festival. But her reclusive neighbor, painter Owen Ashford, wants nothing to do with her or her pumpkin patch. Yet when Lily needs a teacher for her workshop, Owen reluctantly agrees—and discovers her warmth cracks his carefully built walls. As they spend crisp autumn days together, Owen's past threatens to ruin everything. Can Lily convince him to take a chance on love? A cozy fall romance about art, second chances, and the grumpy man who found his sunshine.