Nora Paisley’s life is sweet. She just launched her local honey label and sales are taking off. It’s the success she needs to prove her beekeeping dreams are worth pursuing, something her ex-boyfriend continually challenged her on. But even though her hives are thriving, her recent heartbreak isn’t easily forgotten.

As a contractor, J.P. Weatherford is good at building things. He spends his days renovating dream homes for his clients, but the one thing he can’t construct is a life that brings fulfillment. It doesn’t help that he was left at the altar when his fiancé decided his older brother was an upgrade. J.P. knows he’s rough around the edges. He just hasn’t met the right woman to smooth out his sharp ways.

Lately, the bees buzzing around his job site aren’t helping his mood. And the stubborn beekeeper who won’t remove her hives from the nearby property is starting to get under his skin.

Nora’s frustrated too. J.P.’s music is too loud, his personality too cross. And when their names are drawn to partner for the Harmony Ridge summer festival, the last thing she wants is to spend time with the bristly man next door.

Can two adversaries reconcile and come together for town tradition’s sake? Or will stubborn wills and the sting of past heartbreaks keep them from discovering a potential love swarming right around them?