Allison Styles has waited her whole life to be a mom. Waiting for her ex-husband to be ready, waiting for her parents' approval. Now? She's done waiting. She wants to have a baby, and she's running out of time.

But after a sperm bank disaster leaves her out of money and options, her chance to raise a baby in Fairwick Falls might lie in the hands of one man. The man she hates. The smug, handsome divorce lawyer she'd happily push in front of a bus (if Fairwick Falls had buses).

Wells Maroo is back in Fairwick Falls to fix the diner he bought on impulse. He'll finally build something that lasts-while his mom and Pop are still here to see it. Wells finally admits what he wants: a kid. A family. Roots. When no surrogate agency will touch a single, overworked lawyer, Wells does the unthinkable. He proposes they make a baby. The old-fashioned way.

No dating. No love. No future entanglements beyond shared custody and a very clear contract. Forever.