Sheltered by her mother, Alice Savoy has believed in one thing her whole life. Magic. She might not know how to make appropriate small talk, but she's mastered the art of manipulating the elements with a wave of her fingers. Discovering the grandmother she never knew left her a cottage leads to a cross-country journey that will change Alice's life.
Hudson Baines doesn't believe in magic. After twelve years spent in some of the nastiest places on earth courtesy of the military, he's not sure human decency still exists. Coming home was supposed to be about reconnecting with his baby sister, spending more time with his parents, and figuring out what to do with the rest of his life. What he wasn't expecting was a chance meeting with the girl next door and the gut-wrenching need she ignited inside him.