The Orange Blossom Inn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798218901912)

Mina March buys a crumbling Victorian farmhouse in the heart of rural Florida, determined to turn it into a bed-and-breakfast; though for now, she's living in the carriage house out back and learning how to rebuild her life one board, one beam, one breath at a time. The house is falling apart, but under the thick summer heat and the overgrown orange trees, Mina starts to discover the person she's never been allowed to be. Then Westley, the soft-spoken local shows up with tools and time but never pressure. And there's Luca, a charming realtor who offers her an old pattern disguised as something new. One sees her clearly. The other wants to possess her. And Mina must decide what kind of life she's building and who gets to share it. With tender prose and Southern sunlight in every line, The Orange Blossom Inn is a slow-burn novel about healing, found family, and the quiet courage it takes to choose yourself.