Amanda Grayson had everything she wanted, a happy marriage, a beautiful home, and a successful career-until she didn't. Starting over in her mid-thirties was the last thing she expected to be doing. She started searching for a way to bounce back and return the fun spark to her life. That's when she discovered a once-grand, historic house that took on a talismanic power the moment she saw it. The nearly two-hundred-year-old, abandoned brick manor, surrounded by rolling, checkered farm fields, and the crests of Virginia's old Blue Ridge Mountains was just the challenge she needed. Her friends Danielle and Alex play a critical role supporting her in her ambition to restore the manor to its former glory, but there are risks here as well. Alex is sexy, smart, single, charming . . . and totally gay-and yet Amanda finds herself attracted to him for reasons she can't explain and Alex acts like he feels the same about her! Further complicating matters is Amanda's demanding career at a...