Julia Prescott grew up between the pages of novels and the shelves that line her grandmother's bookstore, dreaming of the day when it would be hers. But when her grandmother unexpectedly sells the store to a faceless new owner, the future she had always been certain of is suddenly unwritten. She longs to hold onto the community she built there, but will that be enough when she's just a guest in the only place she's ever called home?
 
Elliot Dubois has no interest in small-town life. He hates nosy people, chatty people, and perky people, and yet his new home of Bluefield is full of all three. A joint business investment with his brother has him stuck there for the summer and he can't wait for the dust to settle so he can move on. But a bright-eyed woman makes a bold first impression on him and he can't stay away. When Julia becomes the target of a cyber attack, Elliot is the only one with the skills to protect her. But what starts as a problem to fix soon turns into something much harder to walk away from.
 
She's determined to stay. He's desperate to leave. But when Bluefield's secrets come to light, Julia and Elliot will have to decide what truly matters, and if love is worth the risk.
 
Scattered Acres is a grumpy x sunshine, small-town romantic suspense novel set in the fictional town of Bluefield, Canada.
 
This story can be read as a standalone, but reads best after Inky Water and Staged River, the first two books in the Bluefield Beach series.