It’s Never Going to Happen

Gemma O’Brien lives a life defined by tight control. As a sober lobster boat captain responsible for her volatile younger sister, she has zero room for chaos—and definitely no time for her best friend’s meddling. When her business is suddenly thrust into the orbit of Forage and Trawl, a high-end restaurant with a demanding new head chef, Gemma’s carefully structured world begins to tilt. Kay Grammar is equally focused, though for drastically different reasons. Having narrowly escaped a toxic professional past, she is pouring every ounce of her energy into her dream restaurant. She is determined to bury her insecurities under flawless service and perfect plates, leaving no space for the magnetic, salt-of-the-earth captain who keeps crossing her path. For two women who pride themselves on discipline, Gemma and Kay are a recipe for friction. They operate in different worlds—one on the unpredictable, rough Atlantic, the other in the precise, pressurized kitchen—but in their small town, avoiding each other is impossible. As the heat of the restaurant’s grand opening rises, the professional barrier begins to crack. To find something real, they’ll have to move past their guarded walls and decide if they’re brave enough to stop just surviving and start truly living.