Olivia Boyd is at a crossroads. Faced with a foundering dissertation and a crumbling relationship, an unexpected offer to stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the semester seems like the perfect escape.

In the heart of Old Town, Max Cameron runs The Red Rose pub. He once had university dreams of his own, but a family crisis and a proposal gone wrong abruptly altered his course. While his friends have chased new horizons, Max has stayed, shouldering family responsibilities and feeling increasingly tethered to the past.

When a driving rain sends Olivia into the pub, everything changes. Two lives looking for direction might just find a new beginning.

Join Olivia and Max in a tale of rediscovery and romance set against the timeless streets of Edinburgh in this sweet contemporary romance.