#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces you to the Montgomery brothers-Beckett, Ryder, and Owen-as they bring a romantic bed-and-breakfast to life within their hometown.The historic hotel in Boonsboro has endured war and peace, the changing of hands, as well as rumored hauntings. Today it’s obtaining a major face-lift in the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect in the family, Beckett’s social life consists mainly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But about The Next Constantly there’s another project he’s got his eyesight on: the girl he’s been waiting around to kiss since he was sixteen.After losing her husband and time for her hometown, Clare Brewster quickly settles into her life as the mom of three young sons while jogging the town’s bookstore. Though active and with little time for romance, Clare is attracted next door by Beckett’s transformation of the outdated inn, wanting to take a closer look…at both the building and the man behind it.With the grand opening inching closer, Beckett is happy to give Clare a private tour-one room at a time, in between blueprint meetings and kindergarten pickups. It’s no initial time, but these stolen moments will be the starting of a thing that could arouse the trick yearning that resides in Clare’s self-employed heart-and open the entranceway to the outstanding adventure of what comes following…