Love & Bucket Lists

A warm, emotional midsummer romance about second chances, slow healing, and finding the courage to love the person who sees the real you.

Nora Malm—Sisu Lakes’ hairdresser, dog groomer, tattoo artist, and glitter-fueled hurricane—has spent years pretending to be fearless. But after a painful divorce and a POTS diagnosis that rewrote her life, she’s done faking. This summer, she’s making a bucket list of her own… even if completing it feels harder than skydiving ever was.

Her biggest obstacle? Linus Kallio, the grumpy, safety-obsessed handyman next door. Their feud is legendary, their chemistry undeniable—and once upon a time, they almost had something before Nora sped off with the wrong man. Now they’re forced to work together to restore the town’s infamous Bucket monument for Midsummer, and every hour spent side by side chips away at the walls they’ve built.

When Linus stumbles upon Nora’s list, he surprises her by offering to help—especially with the “summer fling.” What begins as teasing turns into something dangerously tender, something Nora never thought she could have again. And when Midsummer night arrives, Linus gives her the one thing she’s never had: a spontaneous moment that feels completely safe.

But as their secret romance deepens, Nora fears that choosing Linus means choosing to stay forever. And when a misunderstanding pulls them apart, she must decide whether to keep running—or to rewrite her list with the one thing she swore she’d never risk again.