Sweet Thirst (Moonriver Falls Book 1)

I’ve hated this town for as long as I can remember. Coming back feels like chewing on glass—every street, every face, a reminder that I was never enough.

My parents made that clear when they cut me off for refusing to take over the family diner. I wanted more. My father wanted control. So he threw me out like I didn’t matter.

Now they’re gone, and I’m back to clean up the mess.

Sell the diner. Leave for good. That was the plan.

Then there’s Hailey Archer.

She’s sunshine in a place I’ve only ever known as hell. Stubborn, warm, impossible to ignore. The kind of woman who makes you forget why you ever wanted to leave.

And the worst part?

She belongs here.

While I’m stuck between running like I always do… or staying for the one person who makes this town feel like something close to home.

Because walking away from this place would be easy.

Walking away from her?

Not a chance.