They can't put the brakes on their desires!

Jessica Jae-un Miller arrives in Peach Blossom for a getaway, but when her hire car breaks down, local mechanic Lavenia 'Vini' Williams provides a tow – and a very welcome jump start to Jessica’s heart.

Vini knows herself and what she wants. She loves her job, her family, her hometown – she’d love to fall in love. Jessica stirs up all the right feelings, but the city girl has no intention of staying in Peach Blossom. Why sign up for a broken heart?

But the temptation is real as Vini goes out of her way to drive a carless Jessica around town. The pair can’t seem to keep their distance – or their hands to themselves.

There’s more than one way to love and more than one place to call home in this rousing small-town romantic comedy that’s sure to charm fans of Hannah Bonam-Young’s Next to You and Ashley Herring Blake’s Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date.

'This was such a cute book' Reader review

'This was a sweet and very spicy read' Reader review

'Couldn't recommend more' Reader review

Big city meets small town…and sparks fly!

Perfect for fans of:

🏛? Small-town romance

🌶? Spicy romance

💓 Forced proximity

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Wondering what to read after The Relationship Mechanic? Pick up another sapphic Afterglow title!

The first book in the Peach Blossom series: The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee will fill your enemies to lovers sports romance dreams!

Love and Sportsball by Meka James is a workplace basketball romance to make your heart bounce…

And look forward to The Secret Crush Book Club, aka Book 3 of the Peach Blossom series by Karmen Lee, out in August 2025!

Author: Karmen Lee

Of specific Lesbian interest

Published on 16 January 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Afterglow Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Peach Blossom' series.

Paperback / softback | 288 pages
128 x 199 x 21 | 198g