Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage (Paperback)

Clementine “Emmy” Ryder once believed she had her future mapped out. She left Meadowlark, earned her degree, and built a life around horses and riding. Everything changed after an accident that brought her career to a halt and forced her to return to the place she thought she had outgrown. Home feels different now. She’s older, lost, uncertain, and unsure where to go next. Meadowlark holds history, and walking back into it means facing the pieces of her life she left behind.

Luke Brooks has his own reputation in town. He runs the bar, enjoys his freedom, and carries the title of Meadowlark’s charming troublemaker. As her brother’s best friend, he was always the boy who teased her, the one she never quite figured out. Years have passed, but the spark between them ignites the moment Emmy steps through his door. He shouldn’t want her. She shouldn’t let herself get distracted. Yet the pull is undeniable.

As Emmy tries to rebuild her life, Luke keeps slipping past her defences. Their chemistry burns bright, but with family loyalty, old expectations and their shared past in the way, nothing is simple. Emmy must decide whether opening her heart is a risk worth taking. Luke must choose between keeping the peace and going after the one girl he shouldn’t touch. Their story is one of second chances, healing and learning to stand back up even when the fall hurts.