The Juniper Lake Pact series
A warm, witty small-town trilogy about six longtime friends and rivals honoring a youthful pact to protect Juniper Lake—only to discover that saving the place they love requires rewriting what they believed about home, ambition, and each other.
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The Ex Who Bought the Vineyard
Winemaker Nessa Clarke has spent a decade holding Bellwether Vineyard together with sun-cracked hands and sheer stubbornness. So when she learns the investor blocking a predatory resort buyout is Adrian Cross—the ex who once asked her to choose a life away from Juniper Lake—she isn't grateful. She's furious. Adrian says he bought time, not control. Nessa knows exactly what men like him call control when it's convenient. With ten days before harvest financing runs dry, they're forced into the one thing neither wants: working side by side, acre by acre, old wounds and older chemistry impossible to ignore. A midnight rewrite of the deal brings them closer than either expected—until a leaked term sheet turns careful fairness into public scandal, and Nessa's oldest fear looks proven true. What Adrian does next will cost him every ounce of leverage he built to protect her. What Nessa does next will decide whether love can survive being offered on equal terms. The Ex Who Bought the Vineyard is Book One in The Juniper Lake Pact, a sun-warmed, wine-soaked trilogy about old promises, hard-won trust, and the people brave enough to build a future instead of just saving the past. By Valentina Everhart. Listed listening length: 97 minutes. Category: Contemporary Romance. Story dynamics: Second Chance / Exes, Rivals to Lovers, Class Difference, Good Grovel. Book 1 in The Juniper Lake Pact.