Schooled By The Mountain Man by Opal Nicks

He was the older brother she wasn’t supposed to notice. Now he’s the lakeside mountain man who can’t stop noticing her.

Tessa never planned to return to her family’s crumbling lake cabin in Cady Springs — especially not to fix it up herself. But the chance to sell it is too tempting to pass up … until she realizes who lives next door.

Liam Rowe. Her childhood crush. Her friend’s too-hot older brother.

Once untouchable, Liam is now rugged, capable, and maddeningly helpful — with hands that know their way around a cabin and eyes that somehow see right through her. From collapsing porches to unexpected wildlife, Tessa finds herself relying on Liam often. And the more time they spend together, the harder it is to ignore the sparks.

She came back to sell the cabin, not fall for the man next door.

She came to let go of the past. But her old adolescent crush might just be her future.

Liam didn’t expect the girl from next door to reappear as a full-grown, do-it-herself beauty. He’s content keeping to himself … until she crashes into his world with her stubborn independence and that curve-hugging toolbelt.

She’s just passing through. But when sparks fly between them, can a summer of sawdust and second chances turn into something built to last?