Meet two old friends now enemies vying for the same job in a sweet small-town single dad enemies to lovers romance. Allie Stapleton left Cinnamon Bay for college, swearing to never return to the small town where she grew up. Now however she's and her MBA are heading home from New York - she's tired and she wants more in life than just a job. The local hospital is hiring a new director and she has the education and enough experience to be a contender. The only problem is her competition is the resident doctor at the hospital, the boy next door and her old high school crush Trace. Single father, Trace Collins loves being a surgeon and raising his daughter in his home town, but the hours are impacting his daughter in the worst way. His coveted position at the hospital doesn't matter- he needs to make a change to be home more. A position opens up that might just challenge him: hospital director. He applies immediately, expecting to be a shoo-in until he hears Allie is in town. They'd played doctor growing up, and while competing for the same position should put them at odds, it only seems to put them in the mood to take this rivalry to the bedroom instead of the boardroom. Delve into a new world of romance, mystery, and magic in the quirky coastal town of Cinnamon Bay, North Carolina.