All Rhodes Lead Here

Still recovering from the abrupt end of her long-term relationship with a superstar musician, Aurora De La Torre returns to the last place she felt uncomplicated happiness: her childhood hometown. There, she rents an apartment from an extremely reluctant Tobias Rhodes, who dislikes her on sight and wants her to stay far away from him and his teenage son. Aurora is determined to find a community and build a life where she is valued for who she is, rather than anything superficial. Rhodes’s primary goals are to be a great father and build a life outside of the navy. It takes him a while to see Aurora for who she is, rather than who he imagines her to be. Both halves of this grumpy/sunshine couple have been neglected and treated with carelessness by those who should have loved them; Rhodes’s experiences make him protective of himself and his son in a way that Aurora respects, while she keeps her heart open to possibilities.