When her father died, Colby Endicott’s life ground to a screeching halt. Her mother and brother have no problem living their lives – a second husband for Mom and a family of his own for Chester – but in most ways, Colby has spent the past fourteen years stuck stubbornly at age eleven.

Palmer Crowninshield returns to his native Boston with major political ambitions. The governor’s office is calling his name, but there are dues to pay in the form of a busy (and slightly soul-crushing) gig as a policy analyst.

And as one who moved away after eighth grade, he’s as good as brand new to the social scene. When Palmer’s mother visits his bachelor pad, she hires the Instagram mainstay design firm Interiors by Sutton Salt to make the place livable.

Palmer could not care less about his sofa upholstery, but he remembers the firm’s beautiful purchasing agent from back in the day. One doesn’t forget a face or a backstory like Colby Endicott’s.

Colby’s standards are sky high, and she’s managed to weed out every eligible man in town sight unseen. In fact, she only ever had a crush on one boy, but he moved away after eighth grade.

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