One Night with You (Dorseys of Conception Bay Book 2)

Cheramie Johnston-Davies has lived according to her family's expectations: polished, useful, and attached to the right man. After her grandmother's death, she gets a chance to protect a legacy that matters to her and discover who she is on her own terms. Deacon Dorsey, a former adventurer, is focused on stability after his ex's death. He's returned to Conception Bay to provide his preteen daughter with the loving home he never had, and he's investing in a local revitalization project as his fresh start. Their anonymous hookup in a Seattle hotel bar was meant to end by morning. Instead, Cheramie and Deacon discover they're on opposite sides of the same project—one that could secure his daughter's future and protect her grandmother's dream. The chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore, but family pressure, old regrets, and small-town expectations threaten the futures they've promised to build. Book 2 in the Dorseys of Conception Bay series. Can be read as a standalone.