If Jul Ariets was being honest with himself, he’d admit he was dragging his feet. Starting over was proving to be a challenge—especially since he hadn’t started anything at all. Everything is within reach for him—a new venture, new lifestyle, new love. He just has to write that business plan, embrace his circumstances … and say hello to that girl he’s never had the nerve to approach.

That girl—Julia Matthews—has her own challenges. Just days before renovations were to begin, her contractor cancels the job. She manages to find a replacement and at the same time, she finds something else to think about—the man at the café who looks at her like he knows her, like there’s a connection even though he doesn’t say a word. She can’t get him out of her mind. When she discovers that he’s her new contractor’s best friend, she’s sure that they are meant to be together.

If only he didn’t look like a deer in the headlights—ready to bolt every time they get close.