When the history and character of her Shakespeare-obsessed hometown is threatened, a powerhouse lawyer goes toe to toe with a commercial developer in a hilarious rom-com from the author of For the Love of the Bard.
Portia Barnes is the youngest managing partner in her law firmโs history, and she and her stilettos are poised to step into the role of her dreamsโleading the firmโs new Boston office. But first sheโs taking a summer sabbatical in her hometown of Bardโs Rest, New Hampshire, where she discovers somethingโs rotten in the midst of the townโs annual Shakespeare festival.
Hotshot commercial developer Benjamin Dane is sniffing around Bardโs, and while Portia isnโt necessarily a Shakespeare fanatic like the rest of her family, sheโs not about to let him bulldoze the townโs beloved outdoor theater. Yet to Portiaโs dismay, Ben proves as skilled as she is when it comes to outworking, outmaneuvering, and one-upping the competition. While sheโs never hesitated to wage war against hyper-successful alpha males, Portia is caught off guard by Benโs openness and lack of arrogance. As her own long-constructed walls start to come down, Portia begins to wonder if he might be more than an archnemesis.
With her heart on the line and the future of the town hanging in the balance, Portia faces an impossible decisionโBen or Bardโs?โunless she finds a way to broker the merger of her life, and ensures the curtain falls on a happy ending for everyone.