A destination wedding in Japan. A raging typhoon. And the one man she swore to forget.
Maya has her life perfectly mapped out. She’s just landed her absolute dream job as an Executive Chef, and her only mission right now is to survive her brother’s destination wedding in Kyoto. Smile for the cameras, avoid family drama, and definitely do not catch feelings. Easy, right?
Until she bumps into Conor.
He’s a ruthless CEO, her brother’s fiercely protective best friend, and the man who shattered Maya’s heart ten months ago when he abruptly pushed her away. Conor claims the twelve-year age gap between them makes any relationship impossible, strictly maintaining his infuriating "hands-off" policy. But his dark, lingering stares and the jealous clench of his jaw whenever another man looks her way tell a dangerously different story.
When a massive typhoon traps the wedding party inside a traditional, powerless Japanese inn, the carefully constructed walls between them begin to crumble. Forced into close quarters in the dark, the blistering, long-suppressed tension becomes impossible to ignore.
Caught between stubborn logic and undeniable desire, will Conor finally surrender to the spark he’s been fighting for years, or will his protective rules destroy their only chance at a happily ever after?
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