Every Reason to Stay

Jackson Hale expects a straightforward inheritance when his grandmother, Esther Hale, leaves him the historic mansion at Amity Court, not a final request that her tenant, Leah Raven, remain until the house is sold.

Leah has only just found what home feels like inside those walls, and she has no intention of letting a reluctant city businessman clear her out without resistance.

Her bright humor gets under his skin, wearing at the solitary habits he has long preferred.

Living under the same roof draws them closer, even while Jackson’s controlling father presses him to sell and a loan shark endangers both the family business and Leah.

The two must decide whether the independent lives they have protected are worth more than the chance of something real.