Lured by His Reserve

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When Garrick Rosaran put down his sword for the last time, he expected the quiet life to be simple. It isn't. His cottage is falling apart, and his carrots, despite his best efforts, refuse to grow. Peace, it turns out, requires a different kind of skill than war ever did. (Un)fortunately, there's Rowan. Rowan is a sassy gardener with a talent for coaxing life from stubborn soil. He offers help without Garrick needing to swallow his pride and ask for it, and a smile that lingers longer than it should. Garrick doesn't know what to make of his green-thumbed neighbor, or the long-buried warmth that begins to sprout alongside his newly planted seeds. ​Rowan, for his part, knows better than to cradle undue hopes. He's been wrong about love before, and the last thing he needs is to misread a kind man's intentions-no matter how easily they fall into step together, no matter how much he wants to believe. But as the season closes, and