When Hearts Align

<p><strong>When Emma Parker returns to her quaint hometown to plan her sister's wedding she intends to stay only long enough to get the job done.</strong> Her career in the city is demanding fast-paced and everything she's worked for. But when she meets Luke Matthews-the quiet steady vineyard owner whose life is rooted in the very soil Emma once fled-her plans begin to unravel in ways she never expected.</p><p><strong>Their first clash sparks more than frustration.</strong><br>What begins as irritation quickly deepens into tension laughter long nights of unexpected honesty and a chemistry neither of them can ignore. Luke sees through Emma's polished exterior to the woman who's been running from her own heart for years. Emma sees the man who makes her rethink everything she thought she wanted.</p><p>But with a major job offer hanging over her and old fears rising to the surface Emma's instinct is to pull away-again.</p><p><strong>Until she finally realizes some places aren't meant to be returned to...</strong><br>They're meant to be <em>come home to.</em></p><p>From a second-chance walk through the vineyard to a tearful breathtaking reunion Emma and Luke's journey is one of vulnerability courage and choosing love over fear.<br><strong>And when Luke proposes in the place they first clashed Emma finally understands: sometimes love isn't an escape. It's a beginning.</strong></p><p><strong>A heartfelt slow-burn romance about healing belonging and building a life together-one moment at a time.</strong></p>