Second ShiftWhen trust feels risky, love is worth the shot. Nina Caruso doesn't do second chances. Not with houses falling apart, and definitely not with men.Then Daniel Kincaid shows up - retired hockey star, hardware store owner, way too good-looking for his own good - and starts fixing things Nina didn't ask him to fix. Her porch. Her trust. Her heart, one stubborn inch at a time.She knows how this ends. Men like him don't stay.When his past turns up wearing someone else's face, Nina runs - straight across an ocean, all the way to Italy. Daniel follows anyway.Second Shift is a slow-burn, clean, closed-door contemporary romance between a retired professional athlete and a woman rebuilding her late grandmother's house - one careful decision at a time. Set between Manhattan and the Amalfi Coast, it's for readers who want emotional depth without spice, a hero who shows up and stays, and a happily-ever-after that's genuinely earned.Standalone. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA.