Robin Reid
Claire Donovan has always lived by the book-her calendar meticulously organized, her speeches practiced to perfection, and her life as predictable as a city council meeting. But when she steps into The Blue Tavern one fateful night, everything she thought she knew about control and order starts to unravel. Enter Wes Archer, the charming, maddeningly carefree bar owner with a devilish grin and a knack for throwing Claire off her game. What starts as a simple favor-helping Wes survive a nerve-wracking fundraiser speech-quickly spirals into something much more complicated. With each late-night strategy session and every shared laugh over greasy bar food, Claire finds herself drawn to Wes’s world, a place where plans are made to be broken and connections are formed in the most unexpected ways. As the lines between professionalism and attraction blur, Claire is forced to confront the chaos Wes brings into her perfectly curated life. Is she ready to risk her carefully built world for a chance at something real? Or will she stick to her well-worn path, missing out on the possibility of love, whiskey, and a little bit of wonder?
